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GLICKMAN ANNOUNCES NEW PROGRAM FOR AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBES
Release No. 0520.98
Wayne Baggett (202) 720-4623
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Dann Stuart (202) 720-7961
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GLICKMAN ANNOUNCES NEW PROGRAM FOR AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 1998 Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman
today announced a new emergency livestock feed program to help American
Indian Tribes.
"This program will deliver much needed assistance to American Indian
Tribes hit especially hard by recent disasters,"Glickman said.
The American Indian Livestock Feed Program will be administered
through tribal governments and provides reimbursement for feed-related
expenses incurred during natural disasters such as blizzards or droughts.
The program covers losses from 1997 until the present. Eligible livestock
includes: beef and dairy cattle, buffalo, beefalo, sheep, goats, swine and
other food animals.
Indian tribes can now ask USDA to make regions eligible for the
program. If they meet the criteria for loss and creditworthiness, individuals
residing within the region can apply for assistance with their tribal
governments.
This program makes direct cash payments to individuals in need.
The Indian Acute Distress Donation Program, suspended in 1996, provided
grain donations.
This program is funded at $12.5 million, obtained from the sale of
grain held in the disaster reserve, and assistance will be available until the
funds are depleted. The interim rule governing the program was published
in the Federal Register Friday, November 27, and is available on the
Internet at www.fsa.usda.gov.
Indian tribes may contact the Farm Service Agency state office serving
the disaster-affected region for more information.
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