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: New Jersey
Triggering Disaster #1: Drought and excessive heat that occurred during July 1 through August 19, 2022
Application Deadline: Aug. 21, 2023
Primary Counties Eligible: Morris, Sussex and Warren
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
New Jersey: Essex, Hunterdon, Passaic, Somerset and Union
New York: Orange
Pennsylvania: Bucks, Monroe, Northampton and Pike
Impacted Area: New Jersey
Triggering Disaster #2: Drought that occurred during July 1 through September 14, 2022
Application Deadline: Aug. 21, 2023
Primary Counties Eligible: Hunterdon and Somerset
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
New Jersey: Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Union and Warren
Pennsylvania: Bucks
Impacted Area: New Jersey
Triggering Disaster #3: Drought and excessive heat that occurred during June 18 through September 5, 2022
Application Deadline: Aug. 21, 2023
Primary Counties Eligible: Burlington, Camden and Ocean
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
New Jersey: Atlantic, Gloucester, Mercer and Monmouth
Pennsylvania: Bucks and Philadelphia
Impacted Area: New Jersey
Triggering Disaster #4: Drought and excessive heat that occurred during July 1, 2022, and continuing
Application Deadline: Aug. 21, 2023
Primary Counties Eligible: Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and Salem
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
New Jersey: Burlington, Camden, Hunterdon, Ocean, Somerset and Union
Delaware: Kent and New Castle
New York: Richmond
Pennsylvania: Bucks, Delaware and Philadelphia
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