Relief Still Available to Kansas Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Hit by Spring Drought: Don’t Miss the Deadline to Apply for an SBA Disaster Loan!

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Kansas of the deadlines to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by the drought that occurred in the counties listed below.

Declaration Number	Primary Counties	Neighboring Counties	Incident Type	Incident Date	Deadline
20423	Meade and Sedgwick	Butler, Clark, Cowley, Ford, Gray, Harvey, Haskell, Kingman, Reno, Seward and Sumner in Kansas; Beaver in Oklahoma	Drought	April 23, 2024, and continuing	02/24/25
20425	Haskell and Seward	Finney, Grant, Gray, Kearny, Meade and Stevens in Kansas; Texas and Beaver in Oklahoma	Drought	April 30, 2024, and continuing	02/26/25

Under these declarations, the SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program is available to eligible small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, nurseries, and PNPs that suffered financial losses as a direct result of the drought. The SBA cannot provide disaster loans to agricultural producers, farmers, or ranchers, except for aquaculture enterprises.

EIDLs are available for working capital needs caused by the drought and are available even if the business or PNP did not suffer any physical damage. The loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other bills that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred.

"When disasters hit rural communities, access to working capital offers a lifeline to impacted small businesses and private nonprofits," said Randle Logan, acting associate administrator for the SBA's Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience. "SBA's EIDL program is designed to help keep businesses operational during recovery, covering financial obligations and necessary expenses until normal operations resume."

The loan amount can be up to $2 million with interest rates as low as 4% for small businesses and 3.25% for PNPs, with terms up to 30 years. Interest does not accrue, and payments are not due, until 12 months from the date of the first loan disbursement. The SBA sets loan amount terms based on each applicant's financial condition.

For more information and to apply online visit SBA.gov/disaster. Applicants may also call SBA's Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email [email protected] for information on SBA disaster assistance. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.

For KS 20423 submit completed loan applications to the SBA no later than Feb. 24. For  KS 20425 submit completed loan applications to the SBA no later than Feb. 26.

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