11 Contiguous Counties in South Carolina Also Eligible for Assistance
These Secretarial natural disaster designations allow 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: South Carolina
Triggering Disaster 1: Frost and Freeze
Application Deadline: 3/21/2024
Primary Counties Eligible: Chester, Edgefield and Saluda
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
South Carolina: Aiken, Fairfield, Greenwood, Lancaster, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Union and York
Georgia: Columbia and Richmond
Triggering Disaster 2: Freeze
Application Deadline: 3/21/2024
Primary Counties Eligible: York
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
South Carolina: Cherokee, Chester, Lancaster and Union
North Carolina: Cleveland, Gaston and Mecklenburg
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.
Farm Service Agency:
1400 Independence Ave.
SW Washington, DC 20250
Contact:
FPAC Press Desk
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov