Eligible Producer Business Entity (Eligible Producer) Requirements:
- Eligible Producers must be one of the following:
- Citizen of the United States;
- Resident alien; for purposes of this part, resident alien means “lawful alien” as defined in 7 CFR part 1400;
- Partnership consisting solely of citizens or resident aliens of the United States;
- Corporation, limited liability corporation, or other farm organizational structure organized under State law consisting solely of citizens or resident aliens of the United States; or,
- Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, as defined in section 4(b) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)
- Suffered eligible infrastructure damage, market loss, citrus loss, or timber losses on land that the Eligible Producer owned or leased. FDACS is requiring that to be paid under the timber loss program you must OWN the land and leases are not eligible for that specific program.
- Impacted infrastructure or parcel must have been impacted by Hurricanes Idalia, Debby, Helene, and/or Milton in calendar year(s) 2023 and/or 2024 and be located in one of the below designated counties:
- Alachua
- Baker
- Bradford
- Charlotte
- Citrus
- Clay
- Columbia
- Desoto
- Dixie
- Duval
- Gilchrist
- Glades
- Hamilton
- Hardee
- Hendry
- Hernando
- Highlands
- Hillsborough
- Jefferson
- Lafayette
- Lee
- Leon
- Levy
- Madison
- Manatee
- Marion
- Nassau
- Pasco
- Pinellas
- Polk
- Sarasota
- St. Johns
- Sumter
- Suwannee
- Taylor
- Union
- Wakulla
- Alachua
- Baker
- Bradford
- Charlotte
- Citrus
- Clay
- Columbia
- Desoto
- Dixie
- Duval
- Flagler
- Franklin
- Gadsden
- Gilchrist
- Glades
- Gulf
- Hamilton
- Hardee
- Hendry
- Hernando
- Highlands
- Hillsborough
- Holmes
- Jefferson
- Lafayette
- Lake
- Lee
- Leon
- Levy
- Liberty
- Madison
- Manatee
- Marion
- Nassau
- Pasco
- Pinellas
- Polk
- Putnam
- Sarasota
- St. Johns
- Sumter
- Suwannee
- Taylor
- Union
- Wakulla
- Walton
- Washington
- Alachua
- Baker
- Bay
- Bradford
- Broward
- Calhoun
- Charlotte
- Citrus
- Clay
- Collier
- Columbia
- DeSoto
- Duval
- Flagler
- Franklin
- Gadsden
- Gilchrist
- Glades
- Gulf
- Hamilton
- Hardee
- Hendry
- Hernando
- Highlands
- Hillsborough
- Holmes
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Lafayette
- Lake
- Lee
- Leon
- Levy
- Liberty
- Madison
- Manatee
- Marion
- Miami-Dade
- Monroe
- Nassau
- Pasco
- Pinellas
- Polk
- Putnam
- Sarasota
- St. Johns
- Sumter
- Suwannee
- Taylor
- Union
- Volusia
- Wakulla
- Walton
- Washington
- Alachua
- Baker
- Bradford
- Brevard
- Broward
- Charlotte
- Citrus
- Clay
- Collier
- DeSoto
- Duval
- Flagler
- Glades
- Hardee
- Hendry
- Hernando
- Highlands
- Hillsborough
- Indian River
- Lake
- Lee
- Levy
- Manatee
- Marion
- Martin
- Miami-Dade
- Monroe
- Nassau
- Okeechobee
- Orange
- Osceola
- Palm Beach
- Pasco
- Pinellas
- Polk
- Putnam
- Sarasota
- Seminole
- St. Johns
- St. Lucie
- Sumter
- Volusia
Program Requirements
This disaster block grant will include four primary assistance areas.
