Is your small agricultural business recovering from a drought or flood? The California Small Agricultural Business Drought & Flood Relief Grant Program will provide relief to small agricultural businesses that experienced a decline in annual gross receipts or gross profits due to drought or flood conditions.
The grant funds will be allocated in a series of four distinct groups of small ag businesses:
Drought Group 1:
Will be allocated to small farms and socially disadvantaged farmers who are qualified small agricultural businesses that:
(a) experienced a decline in annual gross receipts or gross profits of 10 percent or more when comparing the 2022 taxable year to the 2019 taxable year and
(b) have been affected by severe drought according to a D2 or higher drought classification pursuant to the USDA Drought Monitor (view map here).
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Drought Group 2:
Will be allocated to qualified small agricultural businesses that:
(a) experienced a decline in annual gross receipts or gross profits of 30 percent or more when comparing the 2022 taxable year to the 2019 taxable year,
(b) have been affected by severe drought according to a D2 or higher drought classification pursuant to the USDA Drought Monitor (view map here), and
(c) are identified as one of the following 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) or National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) codes listed here.
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Drought Group 3:
Will be allocated to qualified small agricultural businesses that:
(a) experienced a decline in annual gross receipts or gross profits of 10 percent or more when comparing the 2022 taxable year to the 2019 taxable year,
(b) have been affected by severe drought according to a D2 or higher drought classification pursuant to the USDA Drought Monitor (view map here), and
(c) do not file their 2022 tax year returns until 2024.
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Flood/Winter Storm Group 1: Will be allocated to qualified small agricultural businesses that:
(a) have been affected by flood within or serve a county that has a state or federal disaster declaration for flooding (view map here) and
(b) are identified as one of the following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes listed here.
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Further information about eligibility requirements is available on the grant website – click here for drought grant info and here for flood grant info. The site also includes a detailed description of the review process.
The California Small Agricultural Business Drought & Flood Relief Grant Program is administered by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA).