Tropical Storm Beryl inundated parts of Vermont on July 10 and overnight into July 11. Farmland, roads, bridges, buildings and properties were once again impacted, exactly one year after the flooding of 2023. Then, more storms hit the Northeast Kingdom and other areas later in July causing more damage and distress in new places, and some already impacted.
Please know that the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets is working to help our farmers and our agriculture community, and to assess the situation and provide the best response and assistance to you that we can. That work is in progress and has been ongoing since the flooding occurred. Any new resources and assistance programs will be posted here, and you can find other supportive resources and programs here that were developed from last years flooding event.
August 29, 2024 UPDATE: The Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program, or BEGAP, is Now Open for New Applications – Click Here to Review the Program for Agricultural Operations that have Suffered Flood Loss or Damage in 2023 or 2024 and Apply
$7 million has been approved to provide rapid relief to businesses, farms, and nonprofits that sustained physical damage from the 2024 flooding events. An additional $5 million will be available for ongoing recovery from the 2023 floods. For information on flood recovery and support, please visit accd.vermont.gov/flood
For agriculture related questions, please email us at agr.floodresponse@vermont.gov or call 802-828-2430.
2024 Flood Loss and Damage Survey - This survey closed on September 15, 2024. A final update to the dashboard of results will be made in the first few weeks of October, 2024.
VAAFM, in coordination with the Vermont Agricultural Recovery Task Force asked flood-impacted agricultural producers to participate in the 2024 Flood Loss and Damage Survey. The purpose of this survey was to capture the scale and location of the flood-related damage agricultural producers suffered throughout the state starting on July 10, 2024.