SC 14921 - SBA Disaster Assistance for Businesses and Residents Affected by Hurricane Matthew Expands to More South Carolina Counties

ATLANTA –

The U.S. Small Business Administration has added more counties to the disaster declaration in

South Carolina

affected by Hurricane Matthew that began on Oct. 4, 2016.

The disaster declaration now covers the counties of Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort,

Berkeley,

Calhoun,

Charleston, Chesterfield,

Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Sumter, and Williamsburg in

South 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 are eligible to apply only for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans: Aiken, Kershaw,

Lancaster,

Lexington and Richland in

South Carolina

; Burke, Chatham, Effingham and Screven in

Georgia

; and Anson, Brunswick

,

Columbus, Richmond, Robeson, Scotland and

Union

in

North Carolina.

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 by mobile device at

m.fema.gov

.  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. 13, 2016

.  The deadline to return economic injury applications is

July 12, 2017

.