Disaster press release FL 15408

FL 15408 - Georgia Deadline Approaching for SBA Working Capital Loans Following Secretary of Agriculture Declaration Due to Hurricane Irma

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ATLANTA -

The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations located in Brooks, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Echols, Lowndes and Ware in

Georgia

that

Aug. 13

is the filing deadline for federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans as a result of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 10-12, 2017.

“These counties are eligible because they are contiguous to one or more primary counties in

Florida

.  The Small Business Administration recognizes that disasters do not usually stop at county or state lines.  For that reason, counties adjacent to primary counties named in the declaration are included,” said Kem Fleming, director of SBA’s Field Operations Center East in Atlanta.

Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to eligible farm-related and nonfarm-related entities that suffered financial losses as a direct result of this disaster.  With the exception of aquaculture enterprises, SBA cannot provide disaster loans to agricultural producers, farmers, or ranchers.

The loans are for working capital and can be up to $2 million with interest rates of 3.305 percent for eligible small businesses and 2.5 percent for nonprofit organizations, and terms up to 30 years.

Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at

Disasterloan.sba.gov

.

Businesses and individuals may also obtain information and loan applications by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339) for the deaf and hard-of-hearing), or by emailing

disastercustomerservice@sba.gov

. Loan applications can also be downloaded at

sba.gov

.  Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

Completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than

Aug. 13, 2018.


ATLANTA -

The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations located in Brooks, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Echols, Lowndes and Ware in

Georgia

that

Aug. 13

is the filing deadline for federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans as a result of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 10-12, 2017.


ATLANTA -


Georgia


Aug. 13

“These counties are eligible because they are contiguous to one or more primary counties in

Florida

.  The Small Business Administration recognizes that disasters do not usually stop at county or state lines.  For that reason, counties adjacent to primary counties named in the declaration are included,” said Kem Fleming, director of SBA’s Field Operations Center East in Atlanta.


Florida

Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to eligible farm-related and nonfarm-related entities that suffered financial losses as a direct result of this disaster.  With the exception of aquaculture enterprises, SBA cannot provide disaster loans to agricultural producers, farmers, or ranchers.

The loans are for working capital and can be up to $2 million with interest rates of 3.305 percent for eligible small businesses and 2.5 percent for nonprofit organizations, and terms up to 30 years.

Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at

Disasterloan.sba.gov

.

Businesses and individuals may also obtain information and loan applications by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339) for the deaf and hard-of-hearing), or by emailing

disastercustomerservice@sba.gov

. Loan applications can also be downloaded at

sba.gov

.  Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

Completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than

Aug. 13, 2018.

Aug. 13, 2018.

Related programs: Disaster