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FEMA Designates South Dakota Counties as Natural Disaster Areas; Nebraska Counties Listed as Contiguous Locations

(LINCOLN, Nebraska, 6/29/2023) This Stakeholder Notification shows below the Presidential disaster declarations made to date in Nebraska that allow 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.

The triggering disaster for the three Presidential declarations listed below is severe winter storms and snowstorms beginning Dec. 12, 2022, and going through Dec. 25, 2022.

Presidential Disaster Declaration No. M4687
Emergency Loan Application Deadline: Oct. 20, 2023
Primary Counties Eligible: Primary county(ies) located in South Dakota
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: Cherry County, Nebraska

Presidential Disaster Declaration No. M4688
Emergency Loan Application Deadline: Oct. 20, 2023
Primary Counties Eligible: Primary county(ies) located in South Dakota
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: Cherry, Dawes and Sheridan counties in Nebraska

Presidential Disaster Declaration No. M4689
Emergency Loan Application Deadline: Oct. 27, 2023
Primary Counties Eligible: Primary county(ies) located in South Dakota
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: Cherry, Dawes, Keya Paha, Sheridan counties in Nebraska

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.