Resources
Hurricane Recovery Resources
USDA Resources
For assistance, call their Producer Hotline: (877) 508-8364, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.- 8 p.m., or send an email to the FSA disaster group inbox at: [email protected]. Please indicate the county of loss in the subject line.
Be sure to document damage and/or loss by taking photos before beginning the clean-up process.
USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) administer several disaster recovery programs that provide financial assistance to farmers and landowners. They can help:
- clean up debris
- replant crops and trees
- assist with damaged infrastructure (e.g., fencing) and
- implement other recovery activities.
FSA
Please contact your local FSA service center for information about allowable activities within programs before doing anything!
Service center locator
USDA Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool
Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)
The Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) helps the owners of non-industrial private forests restore forest health damaged by natural disasters. The EFRP does this by authorizing payments to owners of private forests to restore disaster damaged forests. Learn more here.
NRCS
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) can help agricultural landowners and producers address disaster related resource concerns on their land.
US Forest Service Resources
Timber Casualty Loss Information
Florida Forest Service Resources
Florida Forest Service Hurricane Recovery Resources
Application of BMPs: Emergency Operations
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Agriculture and Aquaculture Producers Natural Disaster Recovery Loan Program
UF/IFAS Resources
Assessment and Management of Hurricane-Damaged Timberlands
How to Hire a Tree Service for home owners
Other Resources:
Information on FDOT Truck Weight Limit Waivers
Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program
The Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan program provides short-term, zero-interest working capital loans that are intended to “bridge the gap” between the time a disaster impacts a business and when a business has secured longer term recovery funding such as federally or commercially available loans, insurance claims or other resources.
Price Gouging Information (Office of the Attorney General)
Hotline 1-866-966-7226
List of Disaster Recovery Centers and Other Emergency Information (Division of Emergency Management)
Florida Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Learn more about D-SNAP here.
Contact information for Master Loggers and Member Consulting Foresters and Timber Dealers by County
We will keep you posted as more resources and details become available.