Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2022

 

The Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) 2022 provides direct financial assistance to livestock producers for losses incurred because of qualifying drought or wildfire in calendar year 2022. ELRP 2022 will provide assistance to eligible livestock producers who faced increased supplemental feed costs resulting from forage losses.

Active 10.980 Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture D - Direct Payments With Unrestricted Use Not applicable. Public Law 117-328 Applicants must be a citizen of the United States; resident alien; partnership of U.S. citizens of or resident aliens; corporation, limited liability company, or other organizational structure organized under State law solely owned by U.S. citizens or resident aliens; or Indian Tribe or Tribal organization. Applicants are not subject to an average adjusted gross income limit of $900,000. Beneficiary eligibility is the same as applicant eligibility. FSA will utilize data already provided by 2022 LFP applicants to issue an ELRP 2022 payment to provide assistance for a portion of the increased supplemental feed costs in 2022. This program has different payment limitation rules and payment rates for traditionally underserved producers therefore, a FSA-510 Request for An Exception To The $125,000 Payment Limitation for Certain Programs and/or of CCC-860 Socially Disadvantaged, Limited Resource, Beginning and Veteran Farmer or Rancher Certification may need to be completed and submitted to FSA. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. For ELRP 2022, the assistance will be approved and awarded by FSA to eligible livestock producers. There is no application period for ELRP 2022. All required supporting documentation must be submitted to the applicant's FSA county office no later than 60 days from the date of the ELRP 2022 deadline to be announced by FSA. From 1 to 15 days. From 1 to 15 days. From 15 to 30 days, applicants may request reconsideration of a decision by the decision authority or appeal such decisions to a higher authority including the county and State FSA committees and the National Appeals Division. Appeal regulations in 7 CFR parts 11 and 780 apply. Matters of general applicability that are not in response to, or result from, an individual set of facts in an individual participant's application for payment are not matters that can be appealed. Not applicable. Not applicable. Assistance will be used by livestock producers who have experienced increased supplemental feed costs from the loss of forage due to drought or wildfire losses in calendar year 2022. Not applicable. Not applicable. If requested, applicants must submit documentation to verify the information certified on their application. Applicants must retain documentation in support of the application for 3 years after the date of approval. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. There is no application period for ELRP 2022. All required supporting documentation must be submitted to the applicant's FSA county office no later than 60 days from the date of the ELRP 2022 deadline as announced by the Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. None/Not specified. Kelly Breinig, Program Manager
USDA, Farm Production and Conservation, Farm Service Agency, Safety Net Division
1400 Independence Ave. SW, Stop 0517
Washington, DC 20250 USA
Kelly.Breinig@usda.gov
Phone: (202) 720-1603
Fax: (202) 774-7437 https://www.farmers.gov/ 12-0115-0-1-351 (Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $400,000,000.00; FY 24 est $94,500,000.00; - Not applicable/available. Not applicable. Not applicable.