USDA Designates New Jersey Counties Primary Natural Disaster Areas Due to Excessive Heat, Excessive Rain and High Winds; Additional Counties in Pennsylvania and New York as[...]

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

Impacted Area: New Jersey

Triggering Disaster: Excessive Heat 6/1/2024 through 07/31/2024

Application Deadline: 7/15/2025

Primary Counties Eligible: Morris, Sussex, Warren

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

• New Jersey: Essex, Hunterdon, Passaic, Somerset, Union
• New York: Orange
• Pennsylvania: Bucks, Monroe, Northampton, Pike

Triggering Disaster 2: Excessive Rain and High Winds 7/16/2024

Application Deadline: 7/15/2025

Primary Counties Eligible: Sussex

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

• New Jersey: Morris, Passaic, Warren
• New York: Orange
• Pennsylvania: Monroe, Pike

Visit our the New Jersey FSA website for additional disaster designations at https://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/new-jersey

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