Blaine County part of USDA flooding disaster declaration

Press release

Blaine County is a contiguous county where ag producers are eligible to apply for assistance due to a disaster declaration declared due to flooding in June.

The presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency 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 to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability.

The deadline to apply for assistance is June 11, 2024.

The primary counties eligible are Carbon, Daniels, Fergus, Garfield, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Petroleum, Phillips, Stillwater and Treasure.

Counties contiguous to the disaster area and eligible for assistance are Big Horn, Blaine, Chouteau, Custer, Judith Basin, McCone, Park, Prairie, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Sweet Grass, Valley, Wheatland and Yellowstone.

Big Horn and Park counties in Wyoming also are eligible.

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance Tool can help people determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, people can contact their local USDA Service Center.

FEMA offers different assistance programs for individual citizens, public groups including government agencies and private nonprofit organizations. To find the assistance FEMA can provide following a disaster event, people can visit https://fema.gov/assistance .