Disaster press release 23-103, PR 17640/17641

SBA Announces New Hours for Yabucoa Business Recovery Center and Thanksgiving Holiday Closure

ATLANTA – The  U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that its Yabucoa Business Recovery Center’s operating hours are now Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition, SBA announced the Thanksgiving holiday hours for all its BRCs. Please see the holiday hours listed for individual centers below and then the BRCs will resume their normal operating hours.

SBA’s Customer Service Representatives are available at Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) to answer questions about the disaster loan program and provide one-on-one assistance to business owners in completing their applications.  The BRCs are open as indicated below until further notice:

SBA Business Recovery Center 

Arecibo Municipality 

Inter-American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo 

Carretera #2, km. 80.4, Barrio San Daniel,  

Sector Las Canelas, Arecibo, PR 00612 

Hours:      Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed:    Saturday and Sunday  

Holiday: Closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24-25

SBA Business Recovery Center 

Barranquitas Municipality 

Inter-American University of Puerto Rico 

Barranquitas Regional College 

Games Room in the Multipurpose Center Building 

Carr 156 Interseccion 719 Bo. Helechal 

Barranquitas, PR  00794 

 

Hours:      Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed:    Saturday and Sunday 

Holiday: Closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24-25

 SBA Business Recovery Center  

Caguas Municipality 

Centro de Gobierno Municipal  

Calle Alejandro Tapia y Rivera 

Caguas, PR 00725 

Hours:      Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed:    Saturday and Sunday  

Holiday: Closed Thursday, Nov. 24

(Open Friday, Nov. 25)

SBA Business Recovery Center 

Fajardo Municipality 

Inter-American University of Puerto Rico 

Parque Batey Central, C. Unión,  

Fajardo, PR 00738 

Hours:      Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.                      

Closed:    Saturday and Sunday

Holiday: Closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24-25

SBA Business Recovery Center  

Mayagüez Municipality 

Women’s Business Center 

Villa Capitan II Building, Suite 204 Mayagüez 

828 Hostos Avenue (Party City Heights) 

Mayagüez, PR 00682 

Hours:      Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 

Closed:    Saturday and Sunday  

Holiday: Closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24-25

SBA Business Recovery Center 

Ponce Municipality  

Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico 

Recinto de Ponce 

104 Turpeaux Ind Park, Room 107  

Mercedita, Ponce, PR 00715  

Hours:        Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.               

Closed:    Saturday and Sunday  

Holiday: Closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24-25

SBA Business Recovery Center 

Yabucoa Municipality 

Biblioteca Municipal de Yabucoa 

3 CaIIe Catalina Morales 

Yabucoa, PR 00767 

Hours:  Monday – Saturday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.    

Holiday: Closed Wednesday - Sunday, Nov. 23-27

Reopening Monday, Nov. 28

 

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the SBA has established protocols to help protect the health and safety of the public. All visitors to the BRCs are encouraged to wear a face mask.  

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

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

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

Interest rates are as low as 3.04 for businesses, 1.875 percent for nonprofit organizations, and 2.188 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.

To be considered for all forms of disaster assistance, applicants should register online at 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.

Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloanassistance.sba.gov/ela/s/  and should apply under SBA declaration # 17640.

Disaster loan information and application forms can also be obtained by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (if you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services) or sending an email to DisasterCustomerService@sba.gov. Loan applications can also be downloaded from sba.gov/disaster. 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 Nov. 21, 2022. The deadline to return economic injury applications is June 21, 2023.

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About the U.S. Small Business Administration

The U.S. Small Business Administration helps power the American dream of business ownership. As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses, or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov.

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