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SBA urges Morris City to help survivors apply for disaster loans before Dec. 1 deadline
Summary
A Small Business Administration public affairs specialist asked Morris City officials to help publicize low-interest disaster loans for the July Stevens County disasters and directed survivors to sba.gov/disaster; the SBA has had a good turnout but no local outreach center remains open.
Totorii Marion, a public affairs specialist with the Small Business Administration, told the council the SBA has low-interest disaster loans available for communities affected by the July 27-28 Stevens County disasters and urged the city to help get information to survivors and small businesses. Marion said the application deadline is December 1 and that applicants can apply online at sba.gov/disaster; she also noted that a disaster loan outreach center was previously located in town but is no longer open.
Council members asked whether the SBA could share application counts or award amounts; Marion said there had been a good turnout online and at the outreach center but that applicant-level amounts and confidential details could not be disclosed. Marion asked the council to circulate the SBA's application link to potential applicants and community partners.
What this means: Residents and small businesses affected by the July disaster who may be eligible for low-interest loans should be informed of the Dec. 1 application deadline and the sba.gov/disaster portal. City staff agreed to help publicize the opportunity.
