The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has launched the first stage of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) to help farmers recover from crop losses caused by natural disasters in 2023 and 2024. This initiative is part of the American Relief Act of 2025 and which provided $30 billion to the USDA to deliver disaster recovery assistance to farmers and livestock producers.
What Growers Need to Know
- Stage One of SDRP is based on existing crop loss data from the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) and federal crop insurance (administered by RMA).
- Eligible producers will receive pre-filled application forms (FSA-526) in the mail starting July 9, 2025. Receipt of a pre-filled application does not guarantee program eligibility.
- Losses must be due to qualifying natural disasters, including drought, flood, excessive moisture, freeze, wildfire and more. Qualifying drought must meet USDA’s intensity criteria (D2 for 8+ weeks or D3). A list of eligible drought counties can be found below.
- All producers who receive SDRP payments will be required to purchase federal crop insurance or NAP coverage for the next two available crop years at the 60% coverage level or higher.
Payment Calculations for Stage One
Stage One payments are based on the SDRP adjusted NAP or Federal crop insurance coverage level the producer purchased for the crop and the corresponding SDRP Factor.
The net NAP or net Federal crop insurance payments (NAP or crop insurance indemnities minus administrative fees and premiums) will be subtracted from the SDRP calculated payment amount.
An SDRP payment factor of 35 percent will be applied to all Stage One payments. If additional SDRP funds remain, FSA may issue a second payment.
Looking Ahead
Stage Two of SDRP is expected later in 2025 and will cover losses not captured in Stage One, such as uncovered, shallow or quality losses.
Visit the FSA website for more information and important dates related to the program.
Texas Counties that meet drought qualifications in 2023:
Anderson, Andrews, Angelina, Aransas, Archer, Armstrong, Atascosa, Austin, Bailey, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Borden, Bosque, Brazoria, Brazos, Brewster, Briscoe, Brooks, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan, Cameron, Carson, Castro, Chambers, Cherokee, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Coke, Coleman, Collin, Collingsworth, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Crosby, Culberson, Dallam, Dallas, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Denton, DeWitt, Dickens, Dimmit, Donley, Duval, Eastland, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Fort Bend, Freestone, Frio, Gaines, Galveston, Garza, Gillespie, Glasscock, Goliad, Gonzales, Gray, Grayson, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, Hansford, Hardeman, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Hartley, Haskell, Hays, Hemphill, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill, Hockley, Hood, Houston, Howard, Hudspeth, Hunt, Hutchinson, Jack, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Johnson, Jones, Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, Kenedy, Kent, Kerr, Kimble, King, Kinney, Kleberg, Knox, La Salle, Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Lipscomb, Live Oak, Llano, Loving, Lubbock, Lynn, Madison, Marion, Martin, Mason, Matagorda, Maverick, McCulloch, McLennan, McMullen, Medina, Menard, Midland, Milam, Mills, Mitchell, Montague, Montgomery, Moore, Motley, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Nolan, Ochiltree, Oldham, Orange, Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker, Parmer, Pecos, Polk, Potter, Presidio, Randall, Reagan, Real, Red River, Reeves, Refugio, Roberts, Robertson, Rockwall, Runnels, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, San Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Shelby, Sherman, Smith, Somervell, Starr, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Swisher, Tarrant, Taylor, Terrell, Terry, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Ward, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Wise, Yoakum, Young, Zapata, Zavala
Texas Counties that meet drought qualifications in 2024:
Angelina, Archer, Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Brewster, Briscoe, Burnet, Caldwell, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Comal, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Delta, Dickens, Dimmit, Donley, Edwards, El Paso, Fannin, Foard, Franklin, Frio, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Grayson, Guadalupe, Hall, Hardeman, Hardin, Hays, Hemphill, Hopkins, Hudspeth, Hunt, Irion, Jack, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, King, Kinney, Knox, La Salle, Lamar, Lampasas, Lee, Lipscomb, Loving, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Montague, Motley, Newton, Orange, Pecos, Presidio, Rains, Real, Red River, Reeves, Sabine, San Augustine, Schleicher, Shelby, Smith, Terrell, Tom Green, Travis, Tyler, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Ward, Wichita, Wilbarger, Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Wood, Young, Zavala
Anderson, Andrews, Angelina, Aransas, Archer, Armstrong, Atascosa, Austin, Bailey, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Borden, Bosque, Brazoria, Brazos, Brewster, Briscoe, Brooks, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan, Cameron, Carson, Castro, Chambers, Cherokee, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Coke, Coleman, Collin, Collingsworth, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Crosby, Culberson, Dallam, Dallas, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Denton, DeWitt, Dickens, Dimmit, Donley, Duval, Eastland, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Fort Bend, Freestone, Frio, Gaines, Galveston, Garza, Gillespie, Glasscock, Goliad, Gonzales, Gray, Grayson, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, Hansford, Hardeman, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Hartley, Haskell, Hays, Hemphill, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill, Hockley, Hood, Houston, Howard, Hudspeth, Hunt, Hutchinson, Jack, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Johnson, Jones, Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, Kenedy, Kent, Kerr, Kimble, King, Kinney, Kleberg, Knox, La Salle, Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Lipscomb, Live Oak, Llano, Loving, Lubbock, Lynn, Madison, Marion, Martin, Mason, Matagorda, Maverick, McCulloch, McLennan, McMullen, Medina, Menard, Midland, Milam, Mills, Mitchell, Montague, Montgomery, Moore, Motley, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Nolan, Ochiltree, Oldham, Orange, Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker, Parmer, Pecos, Polk, Potter, Presidio, Randall, Reagan, Real, Red River, Reeves, Refugio, Roberts, Robertson, Rockwall, Runnels, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, San Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Shelby, Sherman, Smith, Somervell, Starr, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Swisher, Tarrant, Taylor, Terrell, Terry, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Ward, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Wise, Yoakum, Young, Zapata, Zavala
Angelina, Archer, Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Brewster, Briscoe, Burnet, Caldwell, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Comal, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Delta, Dickens, Dimmit, Donley, Edwards, El Paso, Fannin, Foard, Franklin, Frio, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Grayson, Guadalupe, Hall, Hardeman, Hardin, Hays, Hemphill, Hopkins, Hudspeth, Hunt, Irion, Jack, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, King, Kinney, Knox, La Salle, Lamar, Lampasas, Lee, Lipscomb, Loving, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Montague, Motley, Newton, Orange, Pecos, Presidio, Rains, Real, Red River, Reeves, Sabine, San Augustine, Schleicher, Shelby, Smith, Terrell, Tom Green, Travis, Tyler, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Ward, Wichita, Wilbarger, Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Wood, Young, Zavala
