PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To provide emergency assistance to eligible livestock owners, in a State, county, or area approved by the Secretary or designee, where because of disease, insect infestation, flood, drought, fire, hurricane, earthquake, hail storm, hot weather, cold weather, freeze, snow, ice, and winterkill, or other natural disaster, a livestock emergency has been determined to exist.

 ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. DISASTER PREVENTION AND RELIEF;
- Disaster Relief;

 WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- State;

 WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);