Types of Disaster Loans

Through its Office of Disaster Assistance (ODA), SBA provides low-interest, long-term loans for physical and economic damage caused by a declared disaster. SBA offers home and personal property loans, business physical disaster loans, and economic injury disaster loans.

  • If you are in a declared disaster area and are the victim of a disaster, you may be eligible for financial assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration - even if you don't own a business. As a homeowner, renter and/or ...
  • Physical Disaster Loan Eligibility Any business or private, nonprofit organization that is located in a declared disaster area and has incurred damage during the disaster may apply for a loan to help replace damaged property or ...
  • If your small business, small agricultural cooperative, small business engaged in aquaculture, or private, nonprofit organization has suffered economic injury, regardless of physical damage, and is located in a declared ...
  • The Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan program (MREIDL) provides funds to help an eligible small business meet ordinary and necessary operating expenses that it could have met, but is unable to meet, because an ...

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