Tree assistance program (TAP)
Description of the Organization:
The Tree Assistance Program (TAP) provides financial assistance to eligible orchardists and nursery tree growers to replant or rehabilitate eligible trees, bushes, and vines lost by natural disasters. TAP is administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Geographic Service:
Nationwide
Programs and Services Offered:
Eligible trees, bushes, and vines are those from which an annual crop is produced for commercial purposes. Nursery trees include ornamental, fruit, nut and Christmas trees produced for commercial sale. Trees used for pulp or timber are not eligible for TAP assistance.
Producers who suffer an eligible loss can apply for TAP in order to replant, replace, or rehabilitate damaged stands within 12 months of the loss.
Eligible causes of loss include the following:
• A requisite death loss of more than a 15 percent mortality loss due to a natural disaster
• Mortality loss on a stand of eligible trees, bushes, or vines is based on disaster events or plant disease as determined by the FSA
• The loss must not have been preventable through reasonable and available measures
• The loss must be visible and obvious to the FSA representative
Fees:
There are no fees for service.