ATLANTA –The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that in observance of Thanksgiving Day, the SBA Business Recovery Centers in Pennsylvania will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 25 and will resume operations on Friday, Nov. 26. SBA established the centers for businesses and nonprofit organizations in any of the declared counties to apply for low-interest disaster loans for damages caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida Aug. 31 through Sept. 5, 2021.
Businesses and residents can meet with SBA representatives one-to-one to get answers to their questions and help with submitting loan applications.
The SBA’s Business Recovery Centers are open as indicated below until further notice:
SBA Business Recovery Center Chester County
Chester County Economic Development Council
Eagleview Corporate Center
737 Constitution Dr.
Exton, PA 19341
Hours: Monday –Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Closed: Saturday and Sunday
Closed: Thursday, Nov. 25, Thanksgiving Day
SBA Business Recovery Center Philadelphia County
Falls of the Schuylkill Library
3501 Midvale Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19129
Hours: Monday and Wednesday, Noon – 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. –6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. –5 p.m.
Closed: Saturday and Sunday
Closed: Thursday, Nov. 25, Thanksgiving Day
SBA Business Recovery Center York County
York County Economic Alliance
144 Roosevelt Ave.
York, PA 17401
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. –4:30 p.m.
Closed: Saturday and Sunday
Closed: Thursday and Friday, Nov. 25-26
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the SBA has established protocols to help protect the health and safety of the public. All visitors to the Centers are encouraged to wear a face mask.
Businesses, homeowners, renters, and private nonprofit organizations in the Pennsylvania counties of Bedford, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, and York are eligible to apply for physical disaster loans and for Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the SBA. Economic Injury Disaster Loans only are available to small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations in the following adjacent counties: Adams, Berks, Blair, Cambria, Carbon, Cumberland, Dauphin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Lancaster, Lehigh, Monroe, and Somerset in Pennsylvania; New Castle in Delaware; Allegany, Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, and Harford in Maryland; and Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, and Warren in New Jersey.
To be considered for all forms of disaster assistance, applicants should register online at DisasterAssistance.gov or download the FEMA mobile app. If online or mobile access is unavailable, applicants should call the FEMA toll-free helpline at 800-621-3362. Those who use 711-Relay or Video Relay Services should call 800-621-3362.
Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at https://DisasterLoanAssistance.sba.gov/ela/s/ and should apply under SBA declaration # 17165, not for the COVID 19 incident.
Businesses and individuals may also obtain information and loan applications by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or emailing vog.abs@ecivreSremotsuCretsasiD. Loan applications can also be downloaded at sba.gov/disaster. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is Dec. 10, 2021. The deadline to return economic injury applications is June 10, 2022.
About the U.S. Small Business Administration:
The U.S. Small Business Administration makes the American dream of business ownership a reality. As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses, or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit sba.gov.
Contact: Michael Lampton (404) 331-0333
vog.abs@notpmaL.leahciM
