Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 12 Additional Kentucky Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas - (M4702 Amendment 01)

Indianapolis, May 31, 2023 - 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: Kentucky
 
Triggering Disaster: Severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred March 3, 2023 through March 4, 2023  

Application Deadline: January 18, 2024 

Primary Counties Eligible: 12 Additional Kentucky Counties 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: 

• Indiana: Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Posey, Vanderburgh and Warrick
• Kentucky: 26 Additional Counties
• Tennessee: Campbell, Clay, Pickett and Scott

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.