SBA offering disaster loans from February storms
Businesses and residents affected by the severe storms and tornadoes Feb. 15-17 can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
SBA Administrator Linda McMahon made the loans available in response to a letter from Gov. Tom Wolf March 8, requesting a disaster declaration by the SBA. The declaration covers Fayette County and the adjacent counties of Greene, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland in Pennsylvania.
SBA’s customer service representatives will be available at the Disaster Loan Outreach Center to answer questions about the disaster loan program and help individuals complete their applications.
The center is located at Uniontown Fire Department, 84 N. Breeson Boulevard. It will open at 11 a.m. Thursday and be open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday through 3:30 p.m. April 5. It will also be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Businesses and individuals may also obtain information and loan applications by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 or by emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Loan applications can also be downloaded at sba.gov/disaster. Completed applications should be returned to the center or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76155.
The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is May 29. The deadline to return economic injury applications is Dec. 27.