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SBA warns Guadalupe County disaster survivors of Sept. 4 deadline for physical-damage loan applications
Summary
An SBA Public Affairs officer told commissioners that Guadalupe County was included in a presidential disaster declaration and encouraged residents and businesses to apply for physical-damage disaster loans by Sept. 4; loan types and assistance amounts were summarized.
Anna Nunez, public affairs officer for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, told Guadalupe County Commissioners Court on Sept. 2 that the county is a designated primary county under a presidential disaster declaration and that residents and businesses have until Sept. 4 to apply for physical-damage disaster loans.
Nunez summarized loan types available to Guadalupe County disaster survivors: business physical-damage loans (up to $2,000,000 for physical damage and financial loss, with terms up to 30 years and deferred interest/no payments for 12 months), home disaster loans (up to $500,000 for primary-residence repair), and personal-property assistance for homeowners and renters (up to $100,000). She also noted that Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) — for businesses that suffered economic losses without physical damage — have a later deadline (April 6, 2026).
Nunez said SBA customer-service representatives are available to help complete applications at sba.gov/disaster and via the contact number provided in her materials; she offered follow-up written materials to county staff and asked the county to share application information with residents.
Why it matters: Disaster loans can provide long-term, low-interest financing for repair and recovery following declared disasters. The Sept. 4 deadline applies specifically to physical-damage applications tied to the presidential declaration for Guadalupe County.
Ending: Nunez asked county staff to help promote the SBA resources; she said SBA staff will assist applicants, including those previously denied, to complete applications.
