Update: SBA disaster loans are now available to businesses and residents in #Florida following the #HurricaneIan disaster declaration. Applicants may apply at disasterloanassistance.sba.gov under declaration # 17644. For help, call 800-659-2955 or email DisasterCustomerService@sba.gov. The disaster declaration covers Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, and Sarasota counties in #Florida, which are eligible for both Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the SBA.

#SVOG UPDATE: We continue to work as fast as possible with our vendors to fix the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application portal so we can share an exact reopening date. As we do this, we are also making changes to enhance the applicant’s user experience based on feedback we’ve received.

NEW: SBA will re-open the #PaycheckProtection Program loan portal to PPP-eligible lenders with $1 billion or less in assets for First and Second Draw applications on 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟱 𝗮𝘁 𝟵 𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝗧. The portal will fully open on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟵 to all participating PPP lenders to submit First and Second Draw loan applications to SBA.

BREAKING: With $349 billion in emergency #smallbusiness capital cleared, SBA and @USTreasury begin unprecedented public-private mobilization effort to distribute funds. #COVID19 The #CARESAct established the new $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program, which is specifically designed to help small businesses keep their workforce employed.

ANNOUNCED TODAY: The SBA will provide small businesses impacted by #Coronavirus (#COVID19) up to $2M in disaster assistance loans. Here's how the process will work: (1/11) The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering designated states and territories low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the #Coronavirus (#COVID19). (2/11)