2025 CUSP Extreme Weather Relief Application - Round 1 Note to Applicants: CUSP Direct Assistance Providers must collect all information contained in Questions 1 - 22 and include certification statements in their application. Questions 1 -15 will be required to complete the CUSP Extreme Weather Relief verification spreadsheet. Question 16, please use our form 2025 CUSP Request and Verification of Losses Expense Form Recipients may collect additional information as reasonable and necessary to their operation of the CUSP grant. 1) Email * 2) Full Name * First Name Last Name 3) Farm/Ranch Name * 4) Phone * (###) ### #### 5) Address * Address 1 Address 2 City State/Province Zip/Postal Code Country 6) County of Residence * 7) How do you identify yourself? * Asian/Asian American Black/African American/African Hispanic or Latino/a/x Native American/American Indian/Alaska Native/Indigenous Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White/Caucasian/European Prefer not to state Other ( If other, please specify) 8) What does your farm produce? (check all that apply) * Fruits (e.g., watermelon, strawberries, cranberries, tree fruit) Vegetables (e.g., broccoli, peppers, squash, lettuce) Horticulture (e.g., herbs, flowers, potted plants for sale) Tree nuts (e.g., almonds, pistachios, walnuts) Honey Livestock Dairy products Grain (including hemp) Fungi Cannabis Other (please specify) 9) How many acres do you currently farm? * Fewer than 5 acres 5-20 acres 21-50 acres 51-100 acres 101-200 acres More than 200 acres 10) Total gross farm revenues in 2024: * Less than $10K $10K - $49K $50K - $99K $100K - $199K $200K - $400K $400k or more 11) In the last 12 months, have you received a California Underserved and Small Producer (CUSP) award? * Yes No 12) What is the amount being requested? * Applicants may receive no more than $20,000 in CUSP extreme weather relief in a 12-month period. Applicants who have received CUSP extreme weather funding in the past 12 months may request additional funding for allowable costs not previously reimbursed, so long as the total funding in that 12-month period does not exceed $20,000. Direct relief recipients may receive additional direct relief funding from drought-only CUSP funding so long as expenses requested are not duplicated between the two programs. 13) Please select the extreme weather events that have impacted your farm. (Select all that apply) * Drought Wildfire / smoke Flooding Extreme heat Extreme cold / frost / freeze / heavy snow Hail Windstorm Heavy rainstorm High winds Other (If other, please specify) 14) In what ways has your farm been impacted by extreme weather? (Select all that apply) * Crop loss due to extreme weather not related to drought (e.g. heat burn, smoke damage, flood, extreme cold, etc.) Planted fewer acres or fallowed land Replacement of crops (including trees, nursery stock, and perennial plants) Replacement of farm inputs (including feed, fertilizer, compost, and cover crops) Sales Outlet fluctuation Infrastructure or equipment damage or loss Clean up/debris removal costs Purchase/rental of flood control equipment Additional equipment expenses Water/soil testing after flood events Livestock/beehive loss or increased veterinary or transportation expenses Biologic pest or animal disease/quarantine Increased labor costs or expenses (e.g. hazard pay, purchase of personal protective equipment) Additional land tenure expenses (e.g. relocation, lease payments) Other (please describe) 15) What do you estimate are the current financial impacts of the extreme weather events on your farm? * $0 - $4,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000 - $19,999 $20,000 - $49,000 $50,000 or more REQUEST AND VERIFICATION OF LOSSES 17) I have at least one of the documents that illustrates verification of losses. I will include file(s) as part of my application packet (either by email or by uploading directly to this form). Please refer to the CUSP Extreme Weather & Other Climate Impacts Relief Eligible Practices Table. * Yes No Other Note: If the above documentation is not available or extreme weather loss is difficult to quantify, please complete the application and describe your situation in the space provided below. 19) References (Optional) Incudle Name and Contact Information 20) I would like to be added to ABIRC's mailing list for future updates regarding other grants or opportunities. (Optional) Yes No 21) What is your Farm website and/or social media handles (Optional) 21) If you received assistance on the application, please list the organization who provided the assistance here (Optional) 22) If you received assistance with your application and would like the name and contact information of the technical assistance provider that assisted you to be included on the application, please list their name, email and phone number here (Optional) 23) How did you hear about this program? (Optional) Certifications (Optional) I understand the CUSP eligibility requirements and certify that I am eligible for this program. I certify that I have not received reimbursement from another source for the costs being requested with this application. I certify the above information is complete, true, and correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that I may be contacted by a CUSP technical assistance provider to follow up on the missing documentation. Signature * Type your full name as your signature of consent Thank you for submitting your application. A member on our CUSP Team will reach out to you regarding the status of your application. If you have questions, please send us an email at CUSP@fresnoabirc.org