USDA Designates Twelve Maryland Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas for Frost and Freeze; Additional Contiguous Disaster Counties also located in Maryland, Delaware,[...]

USDA Designates Twelve Maryland Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas for Frost and Freeze; Additional Contiguous Disaster Counties also located in Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

This Secretarial natural disaster designation 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: Maryland

Triggering Disaster: Frost and Freeze from 4/21/2026

Application Deadline: 2/16/2027

Primary Counties Eligible: Baltimore, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Dorchester, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Washington, Wicomico

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Maryland: Allegany, Anne Arundel, Harford, Kent, Prince George's, Talbot, Worcester, Baltimore City

Delaware: Kent, New Castle, Sussex

District of Columbia

Pennsylvania: Adams, Chester, Franklin, Fulton, Lancaster, York

Virginia: Accomack, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun

West Virginia: Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan


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

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