Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP)

Dept. of Agriculture Farm Service Agency

Wildfire-Specific Spending: No

Wildfire Activities Funded: “Recovery”

Authorization:
P.L. 113-79

1,628+
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL)
FY2017 – FY2025

Description

This program provides payments to producers of livestock, honeybees, and farm-raised fish for losses due to disease, adverse weather events, feed or water shortages, and wildfires. This includes the cost of transporting water to livestock, transporting feed, gathering livestock for treatment of cattle tick fever, honeybee feed, colony and hive loss, and farm-raised fish feed and deaths.

Appropriations

Regular Supplemental IIJA IRA
FY2015 48,585,000
FY2016 23,669,000
FY2017 18,223,000
FY2018 47,064,000
FY2019 46,097,000 0
FY2020 60,069,000 0
FY2021 76,948,000 0
FY2022 248,810,000 0 0 0
FY2023 359,891,000 0 0
FY2024 434,456,000 0 0
FY2025 336,000,000 0 0
FY2026 Not Available 0

Last Updated: March 20, 2026

Received Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding: No

Received Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding: No

Appropriations Notes

This program receives direct/mandatory appropriations through the Farm Bill. Information provided in this database reflects actual outlays according to the USDA for FY2015-2024 and estimated outlays for FY2025 according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Additional TCS Resources

Succeeding Without Subsidies