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Disaster Recovery Farm Interest Program

APPLICATION PRE-CHECK

(* indicates a required question)

1. I 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.*

* Additional counties may be added. A map of counties, including those approved for FEMA Individual Assistance, as required for this program, is available here.

Please Select County:

Adair
Adams
Buena Vista
Cedar
Cherokee
Clarke
Clay
Emmet
Harrison
Jasper
Lyon
Mills
Montgomery
O'Brien
Plymouth
Polk
Pottawattamie
Ringgold
Shelby
Sioux
Union
Woodbury
None of the above
At this time, you are ineligible for the Disaster Recovery Farm Interest Program.

2. I am an Iowa-domiciled agricultural asset owner or producer.*

Yes

No

Based on your response, you are ineligible for the Disaster Recovery Farm Interest Program.

3. I am a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.*

Yes

No

Based on your response, you are ineligible for the Disaster Recovery Farm Interest Program.

4. I 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.*

Yes

No

Based on your response, you are ineligible for the Disaster Recovery Farm Interest Program.

5. I have a loan that was executed or amended after the earliest incident date of the federal disaster proclamation for my county. Incident dates for each federal disaster declaration can be found at disasterassistance.gov.*

Yes

No

Based on your response, you are ineligible for the Disaster Recovery Farm Interest Program.

6. I have the following documentation available for upload to the full application:*

  • For corporations and other entities, a current IRS Form W-9.
  • Insurance claim approval document (e.g., inspection report).
  • Executed final loan documents dated after the initial incident date of the federal disaster proclamation for your county, including amortization schedule. Incident dates for each federal disaster declaration can be found at disasterassistance.gov.
  • USDA FSA Form 156 for the current crop year (2024) for all affected farms or tracts on which the damaged property is used and/or located. 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.

Yes

No

Based on your response, you are ineligible for the Disaster Recovery Farm Interest Program.

7. I understand that an application submission does not guarantee that assistance will be provided.*

Yes

No

Based on your response, you are ineligible for the Disaster Recovery Farm Interest Program.

8. I understand that providing false, misleading or incomplete information may result in the application being declared void. I understand that it is a criminal violation under Iowa law to make a false statement in writing for the purpose of procuring assistance from a state agency.*

Yes

No

Based on your response, you are ineligible for the Disaster Recovery Farm Interest Program.

9. Please enter your email address:*

Let's first find out if you're eligible for the application.


Based on your answers, you may be eligible for the Disaster Recovery Farm Interest Program.

You are encouraged to complete the full program application here.

To apply, you will need to create a user account in IowaGrants.gov., if you do not already have one. If you are creating an IowaGrants.gov account for your use only as an individual homeowner, please enter your name and address in the “organization” fields required when setting up your account.

For assistance creating an IowaGrants.gov account, please contact their Help Desk at 515-281-5703 or 800-532-1174. You can also submit a Help Desk ticket at https://help.iowa.gov/request_support

Based on your answers, you are ineligible for the Disaster Recovery Farm Interest Program.