CA Underserved & Small Producers (CUSP) Drought Relief application

Starting summer 2023 Ventura County Resource Conservation District (VCRCD) has partnered with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to administer the Drought Relief Direct Producer Grants.


Reimbursement funding is available for expenses incurred since 2021 as a result of drought on agricultural and working lands.

VCRCD will distribute reimbursement for approved drought-related practices or verified expenses. See currently approved list: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/cusp/DirectProducerResources.html 


ELIGIBILITY:

  • Farmers and ranchers who are actively working the land, derive a portion of their income from their own farm business, and are involved in day-to-day operations on the farm are eligible.
  • Applicants are not eligible for this grant if you received a CDFA CUSP economic relief grant from CAFF, ABIRC, CCOF, or Peoples Land Stewardship Fund within the last 12 months.

For more information about the fund and eligibility, visit https://vcrcd.org/home/cusp/ 

Email *
Are you classified as an agricultural operation (includes farmer, rancher, and livestock owner)?
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Have you previously received an award from the California Family Farmer Emergency Fund in the last 12 months? 

*Note: You are not eligible for this grant if you received a CDFA CUSP economic relief grant from CAFF, ABIRC, CCOF, or Peoples Land Stewardship Fund within the last 12 months.
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Name *
Farm address or coordinates
Phone number
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Acres farmed or ranched in the year where losses incurred due to drought: *
Select year when losses incurred as a result of drought: 
In what ways has your farm been impacted by the drought? (Select all that apply)
How else were you impacted by the drought?
Please estimate the annualized financial drought impact for each year of impact.
I have at least one of the documents (examples listed below) that illustrates verification of losses. I will include file(s) as part of my application packet.

(Examples include: Notification from water district of decreased allocation, notification of water curtailment, receipt or verification of well failure or pump test results showing decreased water flow, seed purchasing receipts showing decreased amounts of seed purchased, sales records showing less gross income from 2020 tax season to 2021 season, county inspection records.)
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APPLICATION PRIORITIZATION:
  • Applicants identifying as small or medium Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers (SDFRs) on their eligibility form will receive expedited review.
  • Applicants identifying as small and medium operations, but not SDFRs, will be prioritized for consideration. 
  • Under no circumstances, short of exhausting funds, will any eligible applicant be denied access to CUSP services or funding consideration based on their operational status or social identity.

The Farmer Equity Act of 2017 defines “Socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher” to mean a farmer or rancher who is a member of a socially disadvantaged group. “Socially disadvantaged group” means a group whose members have been subjected to racial, ethnic, or gender prejudice because of their identity as members of a group without regard to their individual qualities. These groups include all of the following: (1) African Americans (2) Native American Indians (3) Alaskan Natives (4) Hispanics (5) Asian Americans (6) Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
Do you identify as a SDFR?
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Gross farm sales in the year where losses incurred due to drought:
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I have read and met the eligibility requirements and can attest that everything in this application is truthfully represented.
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I would like to be added to VCRCD's agricultural mailing list for future updates.
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A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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