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Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) – Farms
Disaster recovery support for affected farms
Latest source updateLast Update: July 9, 2026Latest change: The Agricultural claim eligibility fact sheet, insurance declaration form, and veterinary certificate were revised with new eligibility, documentation, and funding details.View change
Latest source update
Last Update: July 9, 2026
Latest change: The Agricultural claim eligibility fact sheet, insurance declaration form, and veterinary certificate were revised with new eligibility, documentation, and funding details.
DFA Farms eligibility and funding terms updated
The Agricultural claim eligibility fact sheet now shows revised farm eligibility and loss guidance, including annual gross revenues up to $15M, a $3M cap, and a deductible of $2,500 or 20%, whichever is greater. It also adds or clarifies eligible cost coverage for items such as mental health support, financial counselling, mandatory-evacuation costs, and a 30-day feed limit, alongside updated guidance on insurance and other ineligible or edge-case losses. The Insurance Declaration Form now states that an expense is not eligible if adequate overland flood insurance was available in the impacted region or community and was not purchased, and it has been reorganized into a revised 2-page applicant/broker format. The veterinary certificate was also updated from the 2022 spring flood version to a general DFA disaster template with added attestations and a claim-number field, and the Active DFA Programs link now points to a different application portal domain.
Funding available
$ 2,400,000
Deadline
Open continuously
Location
Manitoba, Canada
Overview
Manitoba’s Disaster Financial Assistance supports farms recovering from uninsurable disaster damage, with up to $3 million in response and recovery costs and a deductible of $2,500 or 20%, whichever is greater. It covers cleanup, repairs to essential buildings and dikes, livestock losses, emergency feed, and evacuation costs.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase social or community impact
- Increase production or service capacity
- Implement environmental initiatives
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 2,400,000 $
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Manitoba
Legal structures
- All legal structures
Annual revenue
- $ 15,000,000 maximum revenue
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Documents Needed
- Insurance Declaration Form – Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA)
- Receipts, invoices, proof of payment and other documents you need to verify your response and recovery costs
- Photographs of damaged or lost items
- Veterinary Certificate of Probable Cause of Death for livestock losses
Official resources
Application form
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Farms
Who is not eligible
- Applicants who could have purchased available and adequate overland flood insurance and chose not to.
- Farms with insurable damages.
Eligible expenses
- Clean up and removal of debris
- Repair and restoration of essential buildings and damaged pens and corrals
- Harvested and stored crops; livestock losses and livestock fencing
- Limited silting, field erosion cuts, cleaning of field ditches, repairs to permanent pre-existing dikes protecting productive farmland, and sudden and substantial erosion that poses a threat
- Emergency feed purchases when access to feed has been temporarily interrupted by the disaster; livestock evacuation costs including pasture rentals, boarding and transportation costs; evacuation costs for registered evacuees under a mandatory evacuation order; mental health support; and financial counselling
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Costs related to dry conditions
- Insurable losses, including damaged property or items that could have been insured at the time of the disaster
- Costs recoverable from any other government program
- Loss of income and opportunity, inconveniences, and normal operating costs
- Upgrading existing facilities; damage that is a normal risk of trade, occupation or enterprise; inability to seed
How to apply
- You have 90 days from the announcement of a DFA program to apply to Manitoba EMO.
- Visit the Active DFA Programs page to review the active programs.
- If you have been impacted by a disaster with an approved DFA program, use the link on the Active DFA Programs page to submit your application.
Processing and Agreement
- The application is first screened for eligibility.
- An inspection may be scheduled if the claim appears eligible.
- The claim is then evaluated under DFA policies and guidelines.
- Applicants receive a written decision and can appeal it.
Additional information
- Applications are subject to Manitoba EMO discretion, and assistance is discretionary and gratuitous.
- DFA program guidelines and policies are subject to change from time to time without notice.
- Submitting an application does not mean DFA assistance will be provided to you.
Contacts
Other components of this program
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) – Farms Program
What is the Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) – Farms?
Manitoba’s Disaster Financial Assistance supports farms recovering from uninsurable disaster damage, with up to $3 million in response and recovery costs and a deductible of $2,500 or 20%, whichever is greater. It covers cleanup, repairs to essential buildings and dikes, livestock losses, emergency feed, and evacuation costs.
How much funding can be received?
Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) – Farms Funds up to $2,400,000 of admissible expenses.
Who is eligible for the Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) – Farms program?
To be eligible for the Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) – Farms program, you must:
Farm yearly gross revenue up to $15 million
Uninsurable disaster damage
Who can I contact for more information about the Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) – Farms?
You can contact Government of Manitoba by email at dfa@gov.mb.ca or by phone at 1-888-267-8298.
Where is the Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) – Farms available?
The Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) – Farms program is available the province of Manitoba.
Is the Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) – Farms a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) – Farms is a Grant and Funding
Who are the financial supporters of the Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) – Farms?
Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) – Farms is funded by Government of Manitoba, Manitoba Tax Assistance Office (TAO)