The Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) provides $20 million each fiscal year in emergency assistance to eligible producers. The funds cover losses due to eligible weather or other events, like blizzards, disease (including cattle tick fever), water shortages, and wildfires.

ELAP covers losses that the 2014 Farm Bill doesn’t cover under other Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Payment programs. These other programs include the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) and the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP).

ELAP covers:

• Livestock death losses.
• The costs of hauling water to livestock.
• Livestock feed and grazing losses.
• The cost associated with gathering livestock to be treated for cattle tick fever.
• Honeybee colony and hive losses.
• Honeybee feed losses.
• Farm-raised fish death and feed losses.

Program requirements vary depending on the type of loss and whether livestock, honey bees, or farm-raised fish are affected. 

For more details and to find out how to apply, you can read the individual fact sheets found on the ELAP page. You may also contact your local USDA Service Center or FSA office.