Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Plus

 

The WHIP Plus is directly reimbursing producers for crop, tree, bush, and vine losses due to qualifying disaster events in 2018 and 2019. FSA is also providing assistance for these losses through grants to participating state agencies and cooperative agreements with sugar beet cooperative processors.

Active 10.129 Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture D - Direct Payments With Unrestricted Use Not applicable. Title 1, Public Law 116-20, as amended by Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Pub. L. 116-94, Division B, Title VII
The Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 is a federal statute concerning spending and the budget in the United States, that was signed into law by President Donald Trump on June 6, 2019. Agriculture producers are eligible to apply. Not applicable. We recommend that producers who have not participated in a USDA program contact their local USDA service center to establish farm records. To establish a farm tract number, be sure to bring: proof of identity (driver's license, Social Security number/card); copy of recorder deed, survey plat, rental, or lease agreement of the land (you do not have to own property to participate in FSA programs); for entities, corporation, estate, or trust documents. Once signup begins, producers will be asked to provide verifiable and reliable production records by crop, type, practice, intended use, and acres. Producers with this information on file with FSA do not need to provide again. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Producers may apply through their local FSA county office by filing an application form and supporting documentation. For the participating state agency grantees, the signing of a grant agreement with FSA is required. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to the grant The assistance will be approved and awarded by FSA County Committees to eligible producers. The grants will be granted to participating state agencies by FSA. The grantees will determine producer eligibility for assistance. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 15 to 30 days. From 30 to 60 days. Requesters seeking administrative appeal of a denial of a request for records or denial of a fee waiver must ensure that the appeal is received by the agency within 45 days of the date of the denial letter. (b) Each agency shall provide for review of appeals by an official different from the official or officials designated to make initial denials. (c) 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6)(A)(ii) provides that each agency in the Department to which an appeal of a denial is submitted shall inform the requester of its determination concerning that appeal within 20 working days (excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays), plus any extension authorized by ?1.16, of its date of receipt. If the agency determines to grant the appeal, it shall inform the requester of any conditions surrounding the granting of the request (e.g., payment of fees) and the approximate date upon which compliance will be effected. If the agency grants only a portion of the appeal, it shall treat the portion not granted as a denial. If it determines to deny the appeal either in part or in whole, it shall inform the requester of that decision and of the following: (1) The reasons for denial; (2) The name and title or position of each person responsible for denial of the appeal; and (3) The right to judicial review of the denial in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(4). (d) Each agency, upon a determination that it wishes to deny an appeal, shall send a copy of the records requested and of all correspondence relating to the request to the Assistant General Counsel, General Law Division, Office of the General Counsel ("Assistant General Counsel"). When the volume of records is so large as to make sending a copy impracticable, the agency shall enclose an informative summary of those records. The agency shall not deny an appeal until it receives concurrence from the Assistant General Counsel (e) The Assistant General Counsel shall promptly review the matter (including necessary coordination with the agency) and render all necessary assistance to enable the agency to respond to the appeal within the administrative deadline or any extension of the administrative deadline. Not applicable. Not applicable. Assistance will be used by producers who suffered losses due to qualifying disaster events. Performance Reports: Once signup begins, producers will be asked to provide verifiable and reliable production records by crop, type, practice, intended use, and acres. Producers with this information on file do not need to provide again. Producers should bring production records for the last five years. If a producer is unable to provide production records, USDA is calculating the yield based on 65 percent of county expected yield. 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. In accordance with 7 CFR 200.333, the grant recipient should retain all records relating to the grant for a period of 3 years after the final Federal Financial Report has been submitted to the Federal Agency, or until final resolution of any audit finding or litigation, whichever is later. 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 are no restrictions placed on the time permitted to spend the money awarded. The grants to participating state agencies will be block grant advances. 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 12-2701-0-1-351 (Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $0.00; FY 24 FY 21$7,279,485.00; FY 20$0.00; FY 19$1,760,442,000.00; FY 18$0.00; - Producers are subject to a $125,000 payment limitation for all eligible losses under WHIP+. A producer can receive a higher payment if three-fourths or more of their income is derived from farming or another agricultural-based business. Producers who derived 75 percent of their income in tax years 2015, 2016, and 2017 will be subject to a $900,000 payment limitation for all eligible losses under WHIP+. 7 CFR 760 Subpart O