Deadline for Virginia Private Non-Profit Organizations to Apply for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans is June 5

ATLANTA, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds Private Non-Profit Organizations (PNPs) in Virginia that June 5 is the deadline to submit Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications.  The loans are available from the SBA because of Hurricane Irene that occurred on Aug. 26 – 28, 2011.    

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Eligible PNPs located in the following counties and independent cities that provide non-critical services are eligible to apply: Accomack, Alexandria City, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Chesapeake City, Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights City, Dinwiddie, Emporia City, Essex, Franklin City, Greensville, Hampton City, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell City, Isle of Wight, James City, King George, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Lunenburg, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Newport News City, Norfolk City, Northampton,  Northumberland, Nottoway, Petersburg City, Poquoson City, Portsmouth City, Powhatan, Prince George, Richmond, Richmond City Southampton, Suffolk City, Surry, Sussex, Virginia Beach City, Westmoreland, Williamsburg City and York.   Examples of eligible non-critical PNP organizations include, but are not limited to, food kitchens, homeless shelters, museums, libraries, community centers, schools 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 the interest rate is 3 percent with terms up to 30 years.  The SBA sets loan amounts and terms based on each applicant's financial condition.

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 [email protected].  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.

PNPs affected by the disaster may also apply for disaster loans electronically from SBA's website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.

The filing deadline to return economic injury applications is June 5, 2012.

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

Contact: Michael Lampton
Phone: 404-331-0333

SOURCE U.S. Small Business Administration

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