This page contains the best available references for farm and agricultural assistance after a disaster. If you find an error in these, or have something to add or replace one of these, please send it in!
Recommended reference: the state recovery office has posted a great list of organizations, what they do, and contact information on their Vermont Strong website.
Federal Assistance:
- Federal Farm Disaster Assistance has been approved by September 26 through USDA Farm Services Agency
- … low interest loans are available for eight months
- … a supplemental revenue assistance program will be available for some qualifying farmers in 2012
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Website: http://www.fema.gov/
- FEMA Individual Fact Sheet: FEMA FS Individual Assistance (251KB PDF)
- SBA Fact Sheet: SBA Handout Homeowners Renters (52KB PDF)
- SBA Fact Sheet: SBA Handout Businesses (56KB PDF)
- SBA Loan Irene Specific Fact Sheet: SBA Handout VT Irene 20110901a (80KB PDF) – includes key dates and interest rates; updates since it was published: does apply to Windham County and incident period now begins August 27
State and Nonprofit Organizations:
- Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont - http://nofavt.org/, (802) 434-4122
- USDA Farm Service Agency - http://www.fsa.usda.gov/, (802) 254-9766 (Windham County office) or (802) 658-2803 (state office)
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Agency - http://www.vt.nrcs.usda.gov/, (802) 254-9766
- Vermont Economic Development Agency - http://www.veda.org/, (802) 828-5627 – administers Emergency Flood Assistance Program for businesses and farms
- Vermont Farm Bureau - http://www.vtfb.org/, (802) 434-5646
- Vermont Emergency Management (VEM) Website: http://vem.vermont.gov/
- VT-FEMA Guide to Assistance: VT-FEMA guide_to_disaster_assistance_programs (210KB PDF)
General:
- Frequently Asked Questions and Answers – US Senator Bernie Sanders website
- Handout on FEMA process from September 3: BB Handout FEMA Process (79KB PDF)