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Disaster Assistance Emergency Forest Restoration Program

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The Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, (USDA) Farm Service Agency  (FSA), provides payments to eligible owners of nonindustrial private forest land in order to carry out emergency measures to restore land damaged by natural disaster.

How to Apply
EFRP enrollments is administered by FSA state and county committees and county offices. Producers should inquire with their local FSA county office regarding EFRP enrollment periods and eligibility.

How it Works

FSA county committees determine land eligibility using on-site damage inspections that asses the type and extent of damage. To be eligible for EFRP , NIPF land must:

  • Have existing tree cover (or had tree cover immediately before the natural disaster occurred and is suitable for growing trees); and
  • Be owned by any nonindustrial private individual, group, association, corporation, or other private legal entity.

Cost-Share Payments

  • Up to 75 % of the cost to implement approved restoration practices; and
  • Limited to $500,000 per person or legal entity per disaster.

https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/disaster-assistance-program

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