Quality Loss Adjustment Program

 

The Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program provides assistance to producers who suffered crop quality losses due to hurricanes, excessive moisture, floods, drought, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic activity, snowstorms, and wildfires occurring in calendar years 2018 and 2019.

Active 10.133 Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture D - Direct Payments With Unrestricted Use Not applicable. Public Law 116-94
The Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019, Title 1, Public Law 116-20; as amended by Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Division B, Title VII, Pub. L. 116-94 Agriculture producers are eligible to apply. Not applicable. Producers must provide documentation to support the information on their application. A complete application includes the required documentation and FSA-898, QLA Application; FSA-895, Crop Insurance and/or NAP Coverage Agreement; and FSA-899, Historical Nutritional Value Weighted Average Worksheet (if applicable). If not already on file with FSA, producers must also file FSA-578, Report of Acreage; CCC-902, Farm Operating Plan for Payment Eligibility 2009 and Subsequent Program Years; CCC-941 Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Certification and Consent to Disclosure of Tax Information; CCC-942 Certification of Income from Farming, Ranching and Forestry Operations (if applicable); and AD-1026, Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation Certification. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. The assistance will be approved and awarded by FSA to eligible producers. Payments to eligible producers will be issued after the application period has ended. If applications exceed the amount of funding available, FSA will prorate payments by a national factor. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 30 to 60 days. From 30 to 60 days. Not applicable. Not applicable. Unrestricted use. Not applicable. The producer must maintain any books, records, and accounts supporting the information for 3 years following the end of the year during which the request for payment was submitted. Not applicable. 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. The application period will be January 6, 2021, through March 5, 2021. FSA-578, FSA-895, FSA-899 (if applicable), and documentation of losses must be submitted to the applicant's FSA county office no later than 14 days from the application deadline. CCC-902, CCC-941, CCC-942 (if applicable), and AD-1026 must be submitted to the applicant's FSA county office no later than 60 days from the date the applicant signs their QLA Program application. There are no restrictions placed on the time permitted to spend the money awarded. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. None/Not specified. Jennifer Fiser
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20250 USA
Jennifer.Fiser@usda.gov
Phone: 2027209882 https://www.farmers.gov/ 12-2701-0-1-351 (Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use) FY 22 Estimate Not Available FY 23 est $0.00; FY 24 FY 21$400,000,000.00; FY 20 Estimate Not Available FY 19 Estimate Not Available - Producers are subject to a $250,000 payment limit for each crop year that was affected (2018, 2019, and 2020), up to a total of $500,000 in QLA Program payments per producer for all crop years combined. 7 CFR 760 Subpart R Not applicable.