Farm Service Agency - Oklahoma State Office

30/07/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 31/07/2024 15:37

Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Oklahoma 10 Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

This Presidential disaster declaration 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 to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability.

Impacted Area: Oklahoma

Triggering Disaster:Severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes that occurred May 19 to May 28th 2024

Application Deadline: February 14, 2025

Primary Counties Eligible: Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Delaware, Jackson, Mayes, Muskogee, Rogers

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Arkansas: Benton

Missouri: McDonald

Oklahoma: Adair, Beckham, Canadian, Cherokee, Comanche, Craig, Dewey, Grady, Greer, Harmon, Haskell, Kingfisher, Kiowa, McIntosh, Major, Nowata, Okmulgee, Ottawa, Roger Mills, Sequoyah, Tillman, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington, Washita

Texas: Hardeman, Wilbarger


Disaster 1, Amendment 1: Severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes that occurred May 24, 2024 through May 27, 2024

Application Deadline: February 14, 2025

Primary County Eligible: Roger Mills, Woods

Contiguous Counties:

Kansas: Barber, Comanche

Oklahoma: Alfalfa, Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Major, Woodward

Texas: Hemphill, Wheeler

More Resources

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and LoanAssistance 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.

FEMA offers different assistance programs for individual citizens, public groups including government agencies and private nonprofit organizations. To find the FEMA help you need following a disaster event, visit fema.gov/assistance.