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SBA reopens deadline for physical-damage disaster loans after Hurricane Helene; county urged to share details
Summary
A Small Business Administration public affairs specialist told Greenville County Council the SBA extended the physical-damage application deadline to April 27, 2025, and urged the county to publicize the economic injury and physical damage programs to affected homeowners, renters, businesses and nonprofits.
Arlyse Green, a public affairs specialist with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, told Greenville County Council that the SBA extended the deadline to apply for physical‑damage disaster loans related to Hurricane Helene to April 27, 2025.
Green described two SBA programs: a physical‑damage loan for homeowners and renters with damage, and an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program for businesses and nonprofits that experienced lost revenue even if they had no physical damage. “A lot of businesses think, ‘Oh, I didn't have any physical damages,’” Green said. “Sometimes it takes six months to over a year before they know they were even impacted by this injury.”
Green asked county staff to post SBA outreach materials on county communication platforms and supplied a phone number and the web address sba.gov/disaster for applicants seeking more information.
Council response: Council members thanked the SBA representative and said they would circulate the materials to council and post the information to reach residents and business owners.
What residents need to know: Homeowners and renters may be eligible for physical‑damage assistance; separate economic‑injury assistance is available to businesses and nonprofits that experienced revenue loss. The SBA’s stated application deadline for physical damage is April 27, 2025; applicants should confirm eligibility and deadlines at sba.gov/disaster or by phone.
