ATLANTA, Dec. 11, 2013 — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding businesses in Alabama that working capital loans are still available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations for affected by the severe storms on March 18-19, 2013.
“Businesses that suffered economic losses as a result of the disaster and want to apply for
low-interest loans from the SBA are urged to do so before the January 6, 2014 deadline,” said
Frank Skaggs, director of SBA Field Operations Center East in Atlanta.
Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) up to $2 million are available at 2.875 percent for private non-profit organizations of all sizes and 4 percent for small businesses, with terms up to
30 years. The loans are intended to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other expenses that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred. To be considered for this assistance, eligible entities need to apply by the deadline.
These EIDLs are available to small businesses and most private non-profit organizations in Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall and Saint Clair in Alabama and Chattooga, Dade and Walker in Georgia.
Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.
To obtain disaster loan information and application forms, call the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or send an email to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Loan application forms can also be downloaded from www.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 deadline for economic injury applications is January 6, 2014.
For more information about the SBA’s Disaster Loan Program, visit our website at www.sba.gov/disaster.
Contact: Michael Lampton
Release Number: 14-064, AL 13531
Email: Michael.Lampton@sba.gov
Phone: (404) 331-0333
SOURCE U.S. Small Business Administration
