The deadline for producers to apply is March 2, 2026.

2025 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP)

LFP provides compensation for grazing losses due to drought for eligible livestock on eligible pasture land.

To apply, you’ll need to submit your livestock inventory for the summer of 2025 (adult cows and bulls, yearling cattle, ranch horses, sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, etc.)

For any pastureland that you do not own, you’ll need to submit a written lease agreement, or permit on federal land.

2025 Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP)

For eligible livestock in Routt, Jackson, Grand, and Summit Counties, ELAP provides financial assistance for:

     · the transportation of water to livestock

     · the above normal cost of mileage for transporting feed to livestock (buying and trucking in hay)

     · the above normal cost of transporting livestock to forage/grazing acres (shipping livestock to cornstalks, feed yards, etc.)

To apply, you’ll need to submit supporting documentation (such as trucking receipts or daily logs) of the amount of water or feed transported, and the mileage of feed or livestock transported.

To Apply

For additional information about LFP or ELAP, contact the Routt-Jackson-Grand-Summit County USDA Service Center at 970-439-3260 or SM.SA.CO.Routt@usda.gov

The deadline is March 2, 2026 – please contact us now and do not wait, the application process usually takes several days.