For the latest information on Virginia’s response to Hurricane Helene, please visit the Virginia Department of Emergency Management’s website.
For resources on hurricane relief and Hurricane Helene, visit the Virginia Cooperative Extension website.
For emergency relief funding, farmers should contact their local USDA Farm Service Agency office to see if they are eligible for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP). Once you have applied for ECP, contact your local Soil and Water Conservation District.
See this recovery flowchart for assistance. (Download a printable version with QR code links.)
To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.
Primary Counties Eligible:
Albemarle, Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Greene, Lee, Madison, Montgomery, Nelson, Page, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockingham, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise and Wythe
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Culpeper, Fluvanna, Halifax, Henry, Highland, Louisa, Orange, Rappahannock, Rockbridge, Shenandoah, Warren, Bristol, Charlottesville, Covington, Danville, Galax, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, Norton, Radford, Roanoke, Salem, Staunton and Waynesboro
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board have authorized Soil and Water Conservation District Boards in the counties listed below to provide planting date extensions of up to 14 days for the following cover crop practices: SL-8B, SL-8, SL-8A, SL-8H, SL-8M, NM-7, WFA-CC, and WQ-4.
Local floodplain administrators should reference FEMA’s Substantial Damage Quick Guide.
Local residents should reference:
Starting Your Recovery After a Flood
Returning Home After a Flood
NFIP Rebuilding Safer & Stronger After a Flood.
Disaster Recovery Relief Act (DRRA) Section 1206
Additional funds available to communities within the Disaster Declaration for “building code and floodplain administration and enforcement, including inspections for substantial damage compliance and base and overtime wages for extra hires to facilitate the implementation and enforcement of adopted building codes for a period of not more than 180 days after the major disaster is declared.”
Montgomery County Government Center
755 Roanoke St
CHRISTIANSBURG, VA 24073
Montgomery County
Damascus
736 N Beaver Dam Ave
DAMASCUS, VA 24236
Washington County
Dublin
5581 Fairgrounds Cir
DUBLIN, VA 24084
Pulaski County
Independence
578 E Main St
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INDEPENDENCE, VA 24348
Grayson County
Public Safety Administration Building
230 S Park St
MARION, VA 24354
Smyth County
Tazewell
197 Main St
TAZEWELL, VA 24651
Tazewell County
Heritage Preservation Center
115 W Spiller St
WYTHEVILLE, VA 24382
Wythe County
Additional counties may be added as damage is reported.