This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation or the refinance of certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability.
Impacted Area: Pennsylvania
Triggering Disaster #1: Drought that occurred during May 15, 2022, through September 20, 2022
Application Deadline: Oct. 2, 2023
Primary Counties Eligible: Tioga
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Pennsylvania: Bradford, Lycoming and Potter
New York: Chemung and Steuben
Impacted Area: Pennsylvania
Triggering Disaster #2: Drought that occurred during June 1, 2022, through August 30, 2022
Application Deadline: Oct. 2, 2023
Primary Counties Eligible: Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, Venango and Warren
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Pennsylvania:
| Armstrong | Cameron | Erie |
| Blair | Centre | Indiana |
| Butler | Clinton | McKean |
| Cambria | Crawford | Mercer |
New York: Cattaraugus and Chautauqua
Impacted Area: Pennsylvania
Triggering Disaster #3: Drought that occurred during June 1, 2022, through September 13, 2022
Application Deadline: Oct. 2, 2023
Primary Counties Eligible: Snyder and Union
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Pennsylvania: Centre, Clinton, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin and Northumberland
Impacted Area: Pennsylvania
Triggering Disaster #4: Drought that occurred during July 1, 2022, and September 4, 2022
Application Deadline: Oct. 2, 2023
Primary Counties Eligible: Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe and Northampton
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Pennsylvania: Berks, Bucks, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Montgomery, Pike, Schuylkill and Wayne
New Jersey: Sussex and Warren
Impacted Area: Pennsylvania
Triggering Disaster #5: Drought that occurred during July 1, 2022, through October 1, 2022
Application Deadline: Oct. 2, 2023
Primary Counties Eligible: Susquehanna and Wyoming
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Pennsylvania: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan and Wayne
New York: Broome and Tioga
Impacted Area: Pennsylvania
Triggering Disaster #6: Drought that occurred during July 19,2022, through October 4, 2022
Application Deadline: Oct. 2, 2023
Primary Counties Eligible: Dauphin
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Pennsylvania:
| Cumberland | Lancaster | Northumberland | Schuylkill |
| Juniata | Lebanon | Perry | York |
More Resources
On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Farm Loan Discovery Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.
Farm Service Agency:
1400 Independence Ave.
SW Washington, DC 20250
Contact:
FPAC Press Desk
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov