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.
- Triggering Presidential Designation M4861
Impacted Area: West Virginia
Triggering Disaster: Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Application Deadline: 10/27/2025
Primary Counties Eligible:
West Virginia: McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Wyoming
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Kentucky: Martin, Pike
Virginia: Bland, Buchanan, Giles, Tazewell
West Virginia: Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne
- Triggering Presidential Designation M4861 Amendment 1
Impacted Area: West Virginia
Triggering Disaster: Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Application Deadline: 11/10/2025
Primary Counties Eligible:
West Virginia: Logan, Wayne
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Kentucky: Boyd, Lawrence, Martin
Ohio: Lawrence
West Virginia: Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Mingo, Wyoming
- Triggering Presidential Designation M4861 Amendment 2
This amendment closes the incident period effective February 18, 2025. Incident Period: 02/15/2025 through 02/18/2025 (change from February 15, 2025 and continuing)
- Triggering Presidential Designation M4861 Amendment 3
Impacted Area: West Virginia
Triggering Disaster: Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Application Deadline: 11/19/2025
Primary Counties Eligible:
West Virginia: Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, Monroe, Summers, Wayne
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Kentucky: Boyd, Lawrence, Martin
Ohio: Lawrence
Virginia: Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Giles
West Virginia: Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Kanawha, Mercer, Mingo, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Putnam, Raleigh, Webster, Wyoming
- Triggering Presidential Designation M4861 Amendment 4
Impacted Area: West Virginia
Triggering Disaster: Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Application Deadline: 12/01/2025
Primary Counties Eligible:
West Virginia: Boone, Raleigh
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
West Virginia: Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mercer, Summers, Wyoming
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.
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