Florida Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R) announced that farmers all across Florida, especially those in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District, can now apply for more than $600 million in disaster assistance through the Florida Block Grant Disaster Relief Program. The program aims to provide critical relief to agricultural producers impacted by the 2023 and 2024 hurricane seasons.
Rep. Cammack, along with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson, helped in securing the federal disaster relief funds for Florida’s agricultural community.
“Florida’s farmers, ranchers, citrus growers, and timber producers are the backbone of our state’s economy, and they’ve endured tremendous losses over the past two hurricane seasons,” Cammack said in a press release. “As the only Floridian on the House Agriculture Committee, I fought to ensure our producers were not left behind. This $600 million in disaster relief is critical support to help them rebuild infrastructure, recover from market losses, and restore operations.”
In 2023 and 2024, North and North Central Florida were devastated by 4 hurricanes: Hurricane Idalia in 2023 and Hurricanes Helene, Debby, and Milton in 2024. The repeated hurricane landfalls in 2024 crippled the already affected agricultural environment that was still recovering after Idalia.
Across North Central Florida and especially in Florida’s 3rd District, farmers, cattle operations, timber producers, and specialty crop growers experienced significant agricultural losses following repeated storm impacts.
Cammack thanked Secretary Rollins and Commissioner Simpson for their partnership and leadership in delivering much-needed aid to Florida’s farmers, ranchers, and producers.
“Working together, we are ensuring Florida agriculture comes back stronger, more resilient, and better prepared for the future,” Cammack vowed.
Through the Florida Block Grant Disaster Relief Program, eligible agricultural producers in counties designated as primary or contiguous disaster areas may apply for funding to assist with:
- Infrastructure damage
- Market loss compensation
- Citrus-specific impacts, including infrastructure and future economic loss
- Timber damage
