Emergency Commodity Assistance Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency is administering the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (CFDA 10.121) to distribute one-time economic assistance payments to eligible agricultural producers for the 2024 crop year, with application deadline August 15, 2025.

The program provides direct financial assistance to producers of eligible commodities who experienced economic losses during the 2024 crop year due to increased production costs and falling commodity prices. Payments are intended to help producers pay down debt and obtain financing for the 2025 crop year. Eligibility requires that the expected gross return per acre for the eligible commodity falls below the expected cost of production, or that the producer has suffered qualifying economic losses and reports interest in covered commodities. FSA will approve and award assistance directly to eligible applicants.

FSA opened applications on March 20, 2025, and will accept them through August 15, 2025. All additional eligibility forms must be completed by August 17, 2026. Recipients must submit documentation verifying information certified on their application if requested by FSA and retain supporting documentation for three years following approval. No restrictions apply to how or when recipients may spend awarded funds.

The source provides no information on the program's recent award history, portfolio concentration, or typical award magnitudes. No recent grant opportunities beyond the current 2025 application window are specified. The source does not disclose federal dollar totals, individual award amounts, or assistance-type categorization. Given the one-time nature of this 2024 crop year relief effort and the lack of historical award data in the source, the program appears targeted as an emergency response rather than an ongoing annual funding line. Organizations representing agricultural producers or providing commodity-related services should evaluate eligibility constraints and the August 15, 2025, filing deadline as the primary decision drivers for pursuing this assistance.