Rhode Island Deadline
to Apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans for Hurricane Sandy is August 14
By U.S. Small Business Administration
ATLANTA, JULY 15, 2013 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The
U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding businesses in Rhode
Island that working capital loans are still available to small
businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in
aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations affected by Hurricane
Sandy on Oct. 26 – 31, 2012.
"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 August 14 deadline,"
said Frank Skaggs, director of SBA Field Operations Center East in Atlanta.
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 the following counties: Kent,
Newport and Washington in Rhode Island; New London in Connecticut;
and Bristol in Massachusetts.
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. 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 August 14, 2013.
For more information about the SBA's Disaster
Loan Program, visit our website at www.sba.gov.
Contact: Michael Lampton Email: Michael.Lampton@sba.gov Phone: (404) 331-0333
Release Number: 13-633, RI 13388
SOURCE U.S. Small Business Administration