Deadline for District of Columbia Private Non-Profit Organizations to Apply for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans is May 1

ATLANTA, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds Private Non-Profit Organizations (PNPs) in District of Columbia that May 1 is the deadline to submit Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications.   The loans are available from the SBA because of severe storms between June 29 and July 1, 2012.  

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PNPs located in the District of Columbia that provide non-critical services are eligible to apply.

Examples of eligible non-critical PNP organizations include, but are not limited to food kitchens, homeless shelters, museums, libraries, community centers and colleges.

The SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help meet working capital needs such as ongoing operating expenses for eligible non-critical PNP organizations.  This assistance is available regardless of whether the organization suffered any physical property damage.  Loan amounts can be up to $2 million, and interest rates are as low as 3 percent with terms up to 30 years.  The SBA sets loan amounts and terms based on each applicant's financial condition.

To apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA), visit the SBA's secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.

Disaster loan information and application forms may also be obtained by calling the SBA's Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or sending an email to [email protected].  Loan applications 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 filing deadline to return economic injury applications is May 1, 2013.

For more information about the SBA's Disaster Loan Program, visit our website at www.sba.gov.

Contact: Michael Lampton
Release Number: 13-450, DC 13173
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (404) 331-0333

SOURCE U.S. Small Business Administration

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