Disaster Assistance Available for Small Businesses

Small, nonfarm businesses in the following counties are now eligible to apply for low-interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).  "The loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by adverse weather conditions that occurred in Yuma, Douglas and Elbert Counties.  SBA eligibility covers both the economic impacts on businesses and dependent on farmers and ranchers that have suffered agricultural production losses caused by the disaster and businesses directly impacted by the disaster" announced Alfred E. Judd, Director of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center.  Below is a list of eligible counties.  More information available here.

EIDL #	Primary Counties	Neighboring Counties	Incident Type	Incident Date	Deadline
12868	Yuma	Kit Carson, Logan, Phillips and Washington in Colorado; Cheyenne in Kansas; and Chase and Dundy in Nebraska	High winds, hail and a tornado	6/14 through 6/19/11	5/29/12
12869	Douglas and Elbert	Arapahoe, El Paso, Jefferson, Lincoln, Park and Teller in Colorado	Drought	Beginning 1/01/11	5/29/12

Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application via SBA's secure web site.  The deadline to apply for these loans is May 29, 2012.

Disaster loan information and application forms are also available from SBA by calling toll-free at (800) 659-2955, emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov, or visiting SBA's Disaster Loans website.