Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Six Georgia Counties Contiguous Natural Disaster Areas

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: Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina

Triggering Disaster: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes

Application Deadline: January 17, 2024

Primary Counties Eligible: Tennessee: Benton, Bledsoe, Campbell, Carroll, Cheatham, Clay, Crockett, Davidson, Decatur, Dickson, Fentress, Gibson, Giles, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Macon, Madison, Marion, Meigs, Monroe, Montgomery, Moore, Obion, Perry, Pickett, Polk, Rhea, Robertson, Stewart, Sumner, Tipton, Wayne, White

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Alabama: Jackson, Lauderdale, Limestone

Arkansas: Crittenden, Mississippi

Georgia: Catoosa, Dade, Fannin, Murray, Walker, Whitfield

Kentucky: Allen, Calloway, Christian, Clinton, Cumberland, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Logan, McCreary, Monroe, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Wayne, Whitley

Mississippi: Alcorn, Tishomingo

Missouri: New Madrid, Pemiscot

North Carolina: Cherokee, Graham

Tennessee: Anderson, Bedford, Blount, Bradley, Chester, Claiborne, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Dyer, Fayette, Franklin, Hardeman, Lincoln, Loudon, McMinn, McNairy, Marshall, Maury, Morgan, Overton, Putnam, Roane, Rutherford, Scott, Sequatchie, Shelby, Smith, Trousdale, Union, Van Buren, Warren Weakly, Williamson, Wilson

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.