Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, Emergency Conservation Program
Active
- Assistance listing
- 10.105
- Agency
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Farm Service Agency
Department of Agriculture
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Also known as
- Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, ECP
- Eligible applicants
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- Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)
- Beneficiaries
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- Individual/Family
- Treasury account
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- 12-3316-0-1-453
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency administers the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, Emergency Conservation Program (CFDA 10.105), which funds cost-share assistance for agricultural producers to perform emergency conservation measures and rehabilitate farmlands damaged by wind erosion, floods, hurricanes, or other natural disasters.
The program provides direct cost-sharing support to eligible agricultural producers—including owners, landlords, tenants, and sharecroppers on farms and ranches—who bear part of the cost of approved conservation practices on affected land. Producers submit applications on Form FSA-848 to the county FSA office serving the county where the affected land is located. Once approved, producers have up to six months to perform the approved farmland rehabilitation practice and report completion. County FSA committees review, prioritize, and approve applications within their county allocation of federal funds; state FSA committees and the National Appeals Division provide appeal mechanisms for any determination. Sign-up deadlines are established locally by each county FSA committee.
The source material does not specify recent grant award activity, award cadence, funding totals, typical award magnitudes, assistance-type distribution, or recently posted grant opportunities for this program. The program description reflects eligibility provisions tied to Hurricane Sandy, which suggests the current program may be limited in scope or geographic application compared to its original authorization. No information is available regarding whether new applications are being accepted or when the next funding opportunity will be posted. Prospective applicants should contact their local county FSA office to determine current program status, active sign-up periods, and applicable deadlines in their jurisdiction.
Objective and description
- Objective
To enable farmers to perform emergency conservation measures to control wind erosion on farmlands, to rehabilitate farmlands damaged by wind erosion, floods, hurricanes, or other natural disasters.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Any agricultural producer who as owner, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper on a farm or ranch, including associated groups, and bears as part of the cost of an approved conservation practice affected by Hurricane Sandy is eligible to apply for cost-share conservation assistance.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Any agricultural producer who as owner, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper on a farm or ranch, including associated groups, and bears as part of the cost of an approved conservation practice affected by Hurricane Sandy is eligible to apply for cost-share conservation assistance.
- Credentials and documentation
Identification as an eligible person who has been affected by Hurricane Sandy and proof of contribution to the cost of performing the conservation practice. FSA encourages farmers and ranchers to record losses from Hurricane Sandy.
- Uses of assistance
Following a natural disaster, the county FSA committee determines, with concurrence from the State FSA committee, to make the program available in the county. Emergency cost- sharing is limited to new conservation problems created by natural disasters which, if not treated will impair or endanger the land, materially affect the productive capacity of the land, represent damage that is unusual in character and, except for wind erosion, is not the type that would recur frequently in the same area and will be so costly to rehabilitate that Federal assistance is or will be required to return the land to productive agricultural use.
How to apply
- Application procedure
Eligible persons may submit an application on Form FSA-848, for cost sharing, at the county FSA office for the county in which the affected land is located.
- Award procedure
The county FSA committee reviews, prioritizes, and may approve applications in whole or in part. Approvals cannot exceed the county allocation of Federal funds for that purpose.
- Time to approval or disapproval
Sign-up deadlines are established by the local FSA county committee. Once applicants are approved for rehabilitation cost-share assistance, producers have up to six months to perform approved farmland rehabilitation practice and report completion.
- Renewals
Certain approvals may be extended by the FSA county committee, when necessary, with proper justification.
- Appeals
Participants may appeal to county FSA committee, State FSA committee, or National Appeals Division (NAD) on any determination.
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 10.105?
Assistance Listing 10.105 is Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, Emergency Conservation Program, a federal grant program run by Farm Service Agency (Department of Agriculture).
What is the CFDA number for Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, Emergency Conservation Program?
Its CFDA number is 10.105: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
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