A $221.2 million USDA grant to aid North Carolina farmers facing aftereffects of Hurricane Helene has been given to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
In the wake of losses in 2024, North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler praised USDA for helping farmers at a critical time. “We all have an interest in the success of agriculture because farmers produce the food and fiber we all depend on,” he said.
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The grant will be used to cover losses not addressed by other USDA disaster relief programs. Eligible losses are in infrastructure, timber, markets and future revenue. Funding comes from $30 billion disaster relief sanctioned in the American Relief Act of 2025.
“We are moving quickly to cut red tape, get relief dollars into the hands of those who need it most, and protect the backbone of our rural economy, our family farms,” said Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden. Grants for Virginia and Florida were announced by Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins in early July.
USDA is working with 11 other states on block grants to fill gaps missed by other disaster programs.
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