Commodity Storage Assistance Program

The Commodity Storage Assistance Program (CSAP) will provide assistance to producers in affected counties that were impacted by eligible disaster events that damaged or destroyed local commercial elevators from December 2021 to December 31, 2024. The

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is announcing the Commodity Storage Assistance Program (CSAP) and the availability of $140 million, to assist producers in FSA defined affected counties that were impacted by eligible disasters events, limiting a producer's marketing and storage options. The CSAP program will provide financial assistance to producers that continues to have a need to build permanent or temporary on-farm storage, and restore existing storage, using new or used materials, as defined by FSA. CSAP payments are subject to the availability of funds and the Secretary may adjust the program cap upward or downward if the calculated payments exceed or does not exceed the available funding. Also, if necessary, payments may be factored if the total calculated payments exceed the available funding.

Applicants must be a citizen of the United States; resident alien; partnership of citizens of the United States; corporation, limited liability company, or other organizational structure organized under State law; Indian Tribe or Tribal organization. A producer must be in compliance with highly erodible land conservation and wetland conservation provision, commonly referred to as the conservation compliance provisions.

Applicants must be a citizen of the United States; resident alien; partnership of citizens of the United States; corporation, limited liability company, or other organizational structure organized under State law; Indian Tribe or Tribal organization. A producer must be in compliance with highly erodible land conservation and wetland conservation provision, commonly referred to as the conservation compliance provisions.

FSA will make available $140 million to producers, FSA-481, Commodity Storage Assistance Program (CSAP) Application to apply for assistance. FSA expects application sign-up will start January 2025. To apply for CSAP assistance, all applicants must submit a completed form FSA-481, CSAP Application, to their administrative FSA county office by the deadline that will be announced by an FSA press release and FSA notice, by DAFP. A complete CSAP application consists of filing an FSA-422. Applicants may apply for CSAP at any USDA Service Center. Applicants must submit the following forms in person, by mail, email, facsimile, or other methods announced by FSA.

Build permanent or temporary on-farm storage, and restore existing storage, using new or used materials, as defined by FSA, and purchase drying and handling equipment.

Contact the headquarters for application deadlines. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum.

Applicants must submit a complete CSAP application to their FSA county office. The assistance will be approved and awarded by FSA to eligible producers. Payments will be made after the end of the sign-up period. If total CSAP payments exceeds the appropriated $140 million, and additional payment factor will apply.

The assistance will be approved and awarded by FSA to eligible producers.

1-30 Days

Applicants may request reconsideration of a decision authority or appeal such decisions to a higher authority including the county and State FSA committees and National Appeals Division. Appeal regulations in 7 CFR parts 11 and 780 apply. CSAP eligibility and other 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.