Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP)

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Type of Funding Opportunity: One-time Economic Assistance

Agency / Organization: USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)

Deadline: August 15, 2024

Description:

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced the availability of funding for ECAP to provide 1-time financial assistance to eligible producers of eligible commodities for the 2024 crop year. This is a new USDA program authorized by the 2025 American Relief Act intended to help farmers with losses from natural disasters and a difficult farm economy. Indian Tribe or Tribal organizations are included in the description of “eligible producers.” Producers who have not previously reported 2024 crop year acreage or filed a notice of loss for prevent plant crops, must submit an acreage report by the August 15, 2025 deadline.

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