Review the FAQs below to find answers to commonly asked questions about Stage 2 of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP).
Stage 2 provides payments for eligible crops, trees, bushes and vines that were covered by Federal crop insurance or NAP but had losses that were not severe enough to result in an indemnity or NAP payment, referred to as “shallow” losses. Stage 2 also provides payments for losses of eligible crops, trees, bushes and vines that were not covered by Federal crop insurance or NAP.
The losses for Stage 2 are the same as Stage 1, qualifying disaster events for SDRP include wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, tornadoes, winter storms, freeze (including a polar vortex), smoke exposure, excessive moisture, qualifying drought, and related conditions that occurred in calendar year 2023 or 2024. Qualifying drought means an area within the county that was rated by the U.S. Drought Monitor as having a D2 (severe drought) intensity for at least 8 consecutive weeks in the applicable calendar year, or D3 (extreme drought) or higher intensity for any period of time during the applicable calendar year.
Yes, producers may apply for losses under Stage 2 that were not eligible for Stage 1.
Yes, same as Stage 1 there is a linkage requirement to obtain either federal crop insurance or NAP coverage at 60% as applicable.
April 30, 2026, is the signup deadline for both Stage 1 and Stage 2
No, applications for Stage 2 will not be mailed. Applicants will need to contact their local service center to complete an application.
Yes, there is an option to apply for quality losses provided the applicant has verifiable records to support the quality loss. Quality losses will be determined based on two categories, forage crops and all other crops.
Forage quality losses will be based on a reduction in nutritional value of the crop. Documentation of Total Digestible Nutrients (TDN), or some other measure of forage feed quality must be provided to support the forage quality loss.
Quality reductions for all crops, except forage, will be calculated using a decrease in value based on discounts provided at the point of sale due to the physical condition of the crop. Documentation must reflect applicable grading factors and corresponding price discounts.
One application will be filed for each crop year.
Yes, there will be a separate quality loss application which will cover quality losses not previously covered by federal crop insurance or NAP. There will be a separate enrollment process for Stage 1 Quality losses that will be released in early 2026.
Yes, you may still apply for Stage 2. However, the Stage 2 payment calculation will subtract off the potential crop insurance indemnity or NAP payment.
This will vary depending on the type of insurance coverage or NAP coverage, status of your NAP application for payment and category of loss. In most cases, you will need either a production summary to ensure prepopulated application entries for production to count are correct or acceptable production or inventory records. Tree, bush and vine producers must provide records to support dead or damaged trees, bushes, or vines. Producers suffering quality losses must provide verifiable documentation to support the certified quality loss percentage. Producers may contact any FSA county office to determine specific documentation required.
For insured crops, please work with your AIP through your insurance agent to make the correction. For NAP crops, please work on the correction through the FSA service center that maintains your NAP records.
Yes, for most crops you’ll need to file an FSA-578, Report of Acreage with FSA . Please check with your local FSA staff to determine if an FSA-578 is required or has previously been filed.