Eligible applicants must own a farm or operate a farming operation located in an Iowa county approved for federal Individual Assistance following the three presidentially declared natural disasters this spring and summer. These counties currently include Adair, Adams, Buena Vista, Cedar, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Emmet, Harrison, Jasper, Lyon, Mills, Montgomery, O’Brien, Plymouth, Polk, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Shelby, Sioux, Union and Woodbury.*
*Additional counties may be added. A map of counties, including those approved for FEMA Individual Assistance, as required for this program, is available here.
One year of scheduled interest owed on eligible loans, up to $50,000.
Once assistance is approved, a reimbursement claim may be submitted when the Eligible Loan has been outstanding for at least one year from the execution or amendment date.
Citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
Own a farm or operate a farming operation located in an Iowa county approved for federal Individual Assistance following the three presidentially declared natural disasters this spring and summer.
Have suffered a physical loss to livestock, livestock products, real estate, or equipment used in the production of agricultural products, for which an insurance claim has been submitted and approved.
For corporations, a current IRS Form W-9.
Insurance claim approval document (e.g., inspection report).
Executed final loan documents dated after the county’s initial incident period date, including amortization schedule.
USDA FSA Form 156 for the current crop year for all affected farms or tracts. The Applicant’s name must appear in the Owners, Operator Name, and/or Other Producers field. If you need assistance, please contact your local FSA office.
Applications will be accepted through September 30, 2024, subject to funding availability.
ApplicationContact the DRFIP team.
Applications for assistance may be submitted through iowagrants.gov. After creating an account and logging in, select the Funding Opportunities tab on the left-hand navigation. The application is listed as Disaster Recovery Farm Interest Program.
Assistance is available to owners and/or operators of farming operations that have experienced a physical loss to livestock, livestock products, real estate, or equipment used in the production of agricultural products, for which an insurance claim has been submitted and approved.
The damaged property must be located or used in an Iowa county where a disaster has been declared. An up-to-date list can be found at disasterassistance.gov under the List of Disasters section.
Applicants must provide documentation that an insurance claim has been submitted and approved for the damaged property.
“Eligible Loans” are those that have been executed or amended after the earliest incident date of the disaster proclamation for the county where the damage occurred.
Once assistance is approved, a reimbursement claim may be submitted when 1) the Eligible Loan has been outstanding for at least one year from the execution or amendment date.
