Farmer Bridge Assistance Program
Department Of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency
FBA provides a one-time bridge payment to eligible producers that planted eligible commodities in 2025 in response to temporary market disruptions and increased production costs.
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Helps American farmers with a one-time payment during trade disruptions and rising costs. This support bridges the gap until new benefits are available from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
A one-time bridge payment to American farmers to provide assistance until the benefits of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) are available. Payments are calculated using a flat payment rate for eligible commodities multiplied by eligible reported acres.
Who Is Eligible?
Business Size: small, medium, large
Industries: agriculture, farming
Region: United States
Revenue Range: 900000
Other Criteria: actively engaged in farming, have risk and interest in the eligible planted commodity, reported eligible acres for the 2025 crop year by 5 p.m. ET on Dec. 19, 2025, have the following forms on file with FSA for the 2025 crop year: Form AD-2047, Customer Data Worksheet; Form CCC-901, Member Information for Legal Entities (if applicable); Form CCC-902I, Farm Operating Plan for an Individual (if applicable); Form CCC-902E, Farm Operating Plan for an entity (if applicable); Form CCC-941, Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Certification and Consent to Disclosure of Tax Information; AD-1026, Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) Certification; SF-3881, ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form (Direct Deposit), eligible commodities include: Barley, Chickpeas, Corn, Cotton, Lentils, Oats, Peanuts, Peas, Rice, Sorghum, Soybeans, Wheat, Canola, Crambe, Flax, Mustard, Rapeseed, Safflower, Sesame, and Sunflower, all intended uses for FBA eligible commodities are eligible excluding grazing, experimental, green manure, left standing, or cover crops, double crop acres are eligible, HELC/WC provisions apply
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Complete and submit an application to local FSA office
- Provide production records
- Select desired coverage level
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.fsa.usda.gov/fba
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- Feb. 23 – April 17, 2026FBA enrollment periodFeb. 28, 2026Payments expected to start
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- Form AD-2047, Customer Data Worksheet
- Form CCC-901, Member Information for Legal Entities (if applicable)
- Form CCC-902I (if applicable), Farm Operating Plan for an Individual
- Form CCC-902E (if applicable), Farm Operating Plan for an entity
- Form CCC-941, Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Certification and Consent to Disclosure of Tax Information
- AD-1026, Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) Certification
- SF-3881, ACH Vendor/ Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form (Direct Deposit)
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- bridge payments to American farmers
- payments based on eligible reported acres
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- grazing
- experimental uses
- green manure
- left standing
- cover crops
- 📏Expense Caps
- FBA payment limit is $155,000 per producer.
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- No
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Not specified
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- null
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- SF-425 Federal Financial Report
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- null
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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FAQFrequently Asked Questions
This program is available to small, medium, large businesses in agriculture, farming industries located in United States.
This program offers funding up to $155,000.
The application deadline is April 17, 2026.
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