Disaster press release MS 15539

MS 15539 - SBA Disaster Loan Deadline is July 23 for Residents in Mississippi Affected by Severe Storms and Tornadoes

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ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners, and renters in Mississippi of the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for severe storms and tornadoes that occurred on April 13, 2018.  The deadline to submit applications for physical damage is July 23, 2018.

Low-interest disaster loans are available in Lauderdale County and the adjacent counties of Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Neshoba and Newton in Mississippi ; and Choctaw and Sumter in Alabama .

Businesses of any size and nonprofit organizations may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets.

For small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses and private, nonprofit organizations, the SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. EIDL assistance is available regardless of whether the business suffered any physical property damage.

Loans up to $200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate.  Homeowners and renters are eligible for loans up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property.

Interest rates are as low as 3.580 percent for businesses, 2.5 percent for nonprofit organizations, and 1.813 percent for homeowners and renters with terms up to 30 years.  Loan amounts and terms are set by the SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition.

Applicants may be eligible for a loan amount increase up to 20 percent of their physical damages, as verified by the SBA for mitigation purposes.  Eligible mitigation improvements may include a safe room or storm shelter to help protect property and occupants from future damage caused by a similar disaster.

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

DisasterLoan.sba.gov .

Disaster loan information and applications may also be obtained 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.

The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is July 23, 2018 .  The deadline to return economic injury applications is Feb. 22, 2019.

ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners, and renters in Mississippi of the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for severe storms and tornadoes that occurred on April 13, 2018.  The deadline to submit applications for physical damage is July 23, 2018.

ATLANTA Mississippi July 23, 2018.

Low-interest disaster loans are available in Lauderdale County and the adjacent counties of Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Neshoba and Newton in Mississippi ; and Choctaw and Sumter in Alabama .

Mississippi Alabama

Businesses of any size and nonprofit organizations may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets.

For small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses and private, nonprofit organizations, the SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. EIDL assistance is available regardless of whether the business suffered any physical property damage.

Loans up to $200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate.  Homeowners and renters are eligible for loans up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property.

Interest rates are as low as 3.580 percent for businesses, 2.5 percent for nonprofit organizations, and 1.813 percent for homeowners and renters with terms up to 30 years.  Loan amounts and terms are set by the SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition.

Applicants may be eligible for a loan amount increase up to 20 percent of their physical damages, as verified by the SBA for mitigation purposes.  Eligible mitigation improvements may include a safe room or storm shelter to help protect property and occupants from future damage caused by a similar disaster.

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

DisasterLoan.sba.gov .

Disaster loan information and applications may also be obtained 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.

The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is July 23, 2018 .  The deadline to return economic injury applications is Feb. 22, 2019.

July 23, 2018 Feb. 22, 2019.

Related programs: Disaster