This page is intended to provide information for disaster programs administered by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

USDA Block Grant Disaster Relief

In September, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden signed a $221 million federal block grant agreement today that targets aid to North Carolina farmers who sustained losses and damages from Hurricane Helene in 2024. This Block Grant is for production losses not covered by USDA programs or crop insurance. The program will cover four categories of eligible losses: infrastructure damage, market losses, future economic losses and timber losses. It will apply to the 39 counties that received a Presidential Disaster Declaration for Hurricane Helene. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has created a work plan and have submitted the plan to USDA for approval.  Once we have approval for the plan, we will work as quickly as possible open applications and begin the process of getting these funds to farmers. As more information about the program is available, it will be posted below.  

Crop Loss Disbursements Tracker  (New)

Search obligated, paid and cleared checks by type of disaster declaration and county for the NC Ag Disaster Crop Loss Program. Data updated on Tuesdays and Fridays as needed. Infrastructure payments will start in January. 

NC Ag Disaster Crop Loss Program

On March 19 2025, through The Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 – Part I (S.L. 2025-2), the North Carolina General Assembly established the Agricultural Disaster Crop Loss Program, a one-time assistance program for agricultural producers who suffered verifiable losses from any declared agricultural disaster in 2024. This includes Hurricane Helene, drought, Tropical Storm Debby, and Potential Cyclone 8. The application period for this program is closed and payments are currently being sent to applicants.