Florida/USDA block grants for agricultural producers with losses from Hurricanes Idalia, Debby, Helene and/or Milton (2023-2024). Funds cover infrastructure damage (35% of verified losses, up to $525,000), specialty crop market loss, citrus loss, and timber loss (up to $750,000). Land must be in a declared disaster county; direct taxable payments, not loans.
FDACS, working with USDA, is paying out more than $600 million in disaster block grants to agricultural producers hurt by Hurricanes Idalia, Debby, Helene and/or Milton in 2023 or 2024. The program has four parts: infrastructure loss (35% of verified damages, up to $525,000 per applicant), specialty crop market loss, citrus loss, and timber loss (up to $750,000 per producer). Applications are reviewed first come, first served and must be submitted by January 1, 2027, or until funds run out. Payments are direct, taxable payments, not loans.
Agricultural producers: U.S. citizens, resident aliens, partnerships, or corporations, LLCs or other farm structures made up only of U.S. citizens or resident aliens; tribes and tribal organizations also qualify
Had infrastructure damage, market loss, citrus loss or timber loss from Hurricanes Idalia, Debby, Helene and/or Milton in 2023 or 2024
Affected infrastructure or land must be in a county declared a primary or contiguous disaster area
Owners and renters both qualify, except for the timber program, which requires owning at least ten connected acres of storm-damaged private forestland
Market-loss and citrus-loss applicants must agree to buy federal crop insurance or NAP coverage at the 60/100 level
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