The Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) is pleased to present the Livestock Operator Fire and Flood Assistance Program (LOFFAP) Grant.
Donor Name: Arizona Department of Agriculture
State: Arizona
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/26/2026
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The primary purpose of LOFFAP is to provide a source of funding for landowners and lessees of a livestock operation who require reconstruction assistance as a result of infrastructure damage caused by a single wildfire or that wildfire’s associated flooding.
Funding Information
The source of funding for LOFFAP is the livestock operator fire and flood assistance fund. The legislature has appropriated $10,000,000.00 to the Fund, of which an amount of $9,500,000.00 will be available for grant awards. Multiple grants may be awarded.
Grant Period
2 years
Eligibility Criteria
- Only one application per applicant will be accepted per grant cycle. Eligible applicants are livestock-operation landowners and lessees:
- Who own over forty animals, as defined by this Manual, as part of a livestock operation;
- Whose livestock-operation infrastructure was damaged as a result of a single wildfire or that wildfire’s associated flooding;
- Who needs assistance for infrastructure repair to continue the livestock operation; and
- Who are ineligible for funding from, or are only partially funded by, another federal or state program, to repair their damaged infrastructure.
- LOFFAP funds are available for funding private, non-governmental infrastructure projects that take place on private lands or lands leased from the State or federal government by private individuals.
- Grant of LOFFAP funds is limited as follows:
- No more than 50% of the monies in the Fund may be awarded with respect to infrastructure projects in any one county in one fiscal year.
- A grant cannot exceed an aggregate of $250,000 for damage caused to a livestock operation as a result of a single wildfire or that wildfire’s associated flooding.
For more information, visit Arizona Department of Agriculture.
