Second round of State Farm Support Program
With $8.4 million still available to support Wisconsin agricultural producers, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds farmers who have been impacted by COVID-19 that the Wisconsin Farm Support Program will reopen for applications from Aug. 10 – Monday, Aug. 24.
The Wisconsin Farm Support Program is a federally funded program that provides relief to farmers that suffered economic damages in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first round of payments was sent July 15 to qualified farmers with gross income of $35,000 to $5,000,000. Farmers may apply for a second round of this program now thru 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 24.
You must apply online. The application is available at revenue.wi.gov. If you cannot apply online, you may request assistance by calling the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) at (608) 266-2772.
Farmers may apply themselves or have their financial or legal counsel apply on their behalf, similarly to when filing taxes with DOR. The person that completes the application must enter their first and last name. Farmers may apply themselves or have their financial or legal counsel apply on their behalf, similarly to when filing taxes with DOR. The person that completes the application must enter their first and last name.
DOR will issue payments on Friday, Sept. 18. You may request to have the money direct deposited to a bank account or receive a check in the mail.
Money will be allocated on a sliding scale and will be based on the amount of gross farm income in 2019. The amount will be determined after the application period closes on Aug. 24. Given the amount of funding available for the second round of the program, payments will be smaller than the first round.
To qualify, you must have at least $10,000 but not more than $5,000,000 of gross farm income so far in 2020. The amount from line nine of Schedule F.
If you received a payment in the first application round, you do not qualify for a second payment.
Do not apply again if either of the following is true:
You received a payment in the first round.
You were denied in the first round because your NAICS code entered on the application did not match the tax information on file with DOR. DOR uses your tax information to verify your eligibility for the Wisconsin Farm Support Program.
You may apply again if either of the following is true:
You were denied in the first round because your gross farm income was not verified.
You were denied in the first round because your gross farm income was below $35,000, and your 2019 gross farm income is $10,000 or more.
The online application will not take long to complete so long as farmers have their 2019 federal tax return ready when applying. The amount of gross income from line nine on the 2019 Schedule F is used to determine eligibility and amount of payment.
