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: Mississippi
Triggering Disaster Event #1: Excessive rain and flash flooding that occurred during April 10 through July 12, 2021
Application Deadline: May 13, 2022
Primary Counties Eligible: Adams, Franklin, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln and Wilkinson
Contiguous Counties/Parishes Also Eligible:
Mississippi
| Amite | Jefferson | Pike |
| Copiah | Lamar | Simpson |
| Covington | Marion | Walthall |
Louisiana: Concordia, East Feliciana, Tensas and West Feliciana
Triggering Disaster Event #2: Rain, flash flooding and flooding that occurred during June 1 through June 19, 2021
Application Deadline: May 13, 2022
Primary Counties Eligible:
| Attala | Grenada | Marshall | Quitman | Tunica |
| Bolivar | Holmes | Montgomery | Sunflower | Washington |
| Carroll | Lee | Panola | Tallahatchie | Yalobusha |
| Coahoma | Leflore |
Contiguous Counties also Eligible:
Mississippi
| Benton | Itawamba | Prentiss |
| Calhoun | Lafayette | Sharkey |
| Chickasaw | Leake | Tate |
| Choctaw | Madison | Union |
| DeSoto | Monroe | Webster |
| Humphreys | Neshoba | Winston |
| Issaquena | Pontotoc | Yazoo |
Arkansas: Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee and Phillips
Tennessee: Fayette and Shelby
Triggering Disaster Event #3: Tropical Storm, rain, flash floods and high winds that occurred during June 19 through June 25, 2021
Application Deadline: May 13, 2022
Primary Counties Eligible: George, Jackson and Stone
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Mississippi: Forrest, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River and Perry
Alabama: Mobile
Triggering Disaster Event #4: Rain and flash floods that occurred during April 10 through June 17, 2021
Application Deadline: May 13, 2022
Primary County Eligible: Greene
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Mississippi: George, Perry and Wayne
Alabama: Mobile and Washington
Triggering Disaster Event #5: Excessive rain that occurred during April 10 through June 17, 2021
Application Deadline: May 13, 2022
Primary County Eligible: Wayne
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Mississippi: Clark, Greene, Jasper, Jones and Perry
Alabama: Choctaw and Washington
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