USDA Issues Supplemental Disaster Relief Program Payments and Extends Application Deadline

USDA announced that it is issuing a second Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) payment to eligible producers who have approved program applications for losses due to natural disasters in calendar years 2023 and 2024. Initial SDRP payments were factored at 35%, but after further analysis, USDA is increasing the payment factor to 70%. In addition, USDA extended the original April 30, 2026, application deadline for the program until August 12, 2026, for SDRP Stage 1 and Stage 2. Stage 1 remains available to producers who received an indemnity under crop insurance or the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) for eligible crop losses due to qualifying 2023 and 2024 natural disaster events, including wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, tornadoes, winter storms, freeze (including a polar vortex), smoke exposure, excessive moisture, qualifying drought, and related conditions. Meanwhile, Stage 2 of SDRP covers eligible crop, tree, bush and vine losses that were not covered under Stage 1 program provisions, including non-indemnified (shallow loss), uncovered, and quality losses.