Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates the Fort Peck Indian Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Winter Storms and Straight-Line Winds
Six Contiguous Montana Counties are Eligible for Assistance
This Presidential disaster declaration 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: Montana
Triggering Disaster: Severe winter storms and straight-line winds occurring December 17-18, 2025
Application Deadline: January 29, 2027
Primary Counties Eligible:
- Montana: Fort Peck Indian Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
- Montana: Daniels, McCone, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan and Valley
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.
FEMA offers different assistance programs for individual citizens, public groups including government agencies and private nonprofit organizations. To find the FEMA help you need following a disaster event, visit fema.gov/assistance.
