Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 2 New Hampshire Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Area Due to Severe Storms and Flooding

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: New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont

Triggering Disaster: Severe Storms and Flooding that occurred between July 10 to July 13, 2024

Application Deadline: April 02, 2025

Primary Counties Eligible:

New Hampshire: Coos and Grafton

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

New Hampshire: Belknap, Carroll, Merrimack, and Sullivan

Maine: Oxford

Vermont: Caledonia, Essex, Orange, and Windsor

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.

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.