Federal Emergency Management Agency Amends Previous Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to Include Lincoln, Sarpy Counties

This amendment to previously-approved Presidential disaster declaration No. 4808 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: Nebraska

Triggering Disaster: Severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding from May 20 to June 3, 2024

Date: This amendment was issued October 15, 2024.

Application Deadline: June 16, 2025

Primary Counties Eligible: Lincoln and Sarpy

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: Nebraska counties also eligible for assistance as contiguous counties: Cass, Custer, Dawson, Douglas, Frontier, Hayes, Keith, Logan, McPherson, Perkins and Saunders.

More Resources

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance Toolcan 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.