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: North Carolina
Triggering Disaster: Excessive rain and flooding from Tropical Storm Fred that occurred from Aug. 15 through Aug. 17, 2021
Application Deadline: June 20, 2022
Primary Counties Eligible:
| Buncombe | Henderson | Madison |
| Cherokee | Jackson | Mitchell |
| Clay | McDowell | Transylvania |
| Haywood | Macon | Yancey |
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
North Carolina:
| Avery | Graham | Rutherford |
| Burke | Polk | Swain |
Georgia: Fannin, Rabun, Towns and Union
South Carolina: Greenville, Oconee and Pickens
Tennessee: Carter, Cocke, Greene, Monroe, Polk, Sevier and Unicoi
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