USDA Implements Hurricane Recovery Funding
May 7, 2018
2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (WHIP) to Aid Recovery in Rural Communities U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make disaster payments of up to $2.36 billion, as provided by Congress, to help America’s farmers and ranchers recover from hurricanes and wildfires. The funds are available as part of the new 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (2017 WHIP). Authorized by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, sign-up for the new program will begin no later than July 16. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will make these disaster payments to agricultural producers
