New York Deadline to Apply for SBA Working Capital Disaster Loans is Jan. 8

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Dec 08, 2014, 12:28 ET

ATLANTA, Dec. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses and most private non-profit organizations in New York of the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by the East Harlem Gas Explosion on March 12, 2014. The deadline to apply for a working capital disaster loan is Jan. 8, 2015.

Low-interest disaster loans are available in the following counties: Bronx, Kings, New York and Queens in New York; Bergen and Hudson in New Jersey.

Working capital disaster loans up to $2 million are available at 2.625 percent for private
non-profit organizations and 4 percent for small businesses, with terms up to 30 years. 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.

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

Applications and program information are available by calling the SBA's Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing), or by sending an email to [email protected]. Loan applications can also be downloaded from the SBA's website at www.sba.gov/disaster. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

The deadline to return economic injury applications is January 8, 2015.

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

Contact: Michael Lampton
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (404) 331-0333

Release Number: 15-084, NY 13928

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SOURCE U.S. Small Business Administration