ATLANTA –
The U.S. Small Business Administration has added more counties to the disaster declaration in
North Carolina
affected by Hurricane Matthew that began on Oct. 4, 2016.
The disaster declaration now covers the counties of
Anson
, Beaufort, Bertie
,
Bladen, Brunswick, Camden,
Carteret
,
Chatham
, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lee
,
Lenoir, Martin, Moore, Nash,
Northampton
, Onslow, Pasquotank, Pender,
Perquimans
, Pitt,
Richmond,
Robeson, Sampson,
Scotland
, Tyrrell, Wake
,
Washington, Wayne and Wilson in
North Carolina
, which are eligible for both Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the SBA. Small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations in the following adjacent counties and independent cities are eligible to apply only for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans:
Alamance
, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Montgomery, New Hanover,
Orange
, Pamlico, Randolph,
Stanly
,
Union
and Warren in
North Carolina
;
Chesterfield
, Dillon, Horry and Marlboro in
South Carolina
;
Brunswick
, Chesapeake City,
Greensville
, Southampton, Suffolk City and Virginia Beach City in
Virginia
.
Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via the SBA’s secure website at
https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela
.
To be considered for all forms of disaster assistance, applicants should register online at
www.DisasterAssistance.gov
or download the FEMA mobile app. If online or mobile access is unavailable, applicants should call the FEMA toll-free helpline at 800-621-3362. Those who use 711-Relay or Video Relay Services should call 800-621-3362.
Additional details on the locations of Disaster Recovery Centers and the loan application process can be obtained by calling the SBA Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by sending an email to
disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
.
The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is
Dec. 9, 2016
. The deadline to return economic injury applications is
July 10, 2017
.