Federal Register #2026-21226

SBA Disaster Loan Assistance for Businesses Affected by the Walhalla Main Street Fire

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced disaster loan assistance for businesses affected by the Walhalla Main Street Fire in South Carolina. - Government agency: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), through its Office of Disaster Recovery. - Affected areas: Oconee County is the primary affected county. Contiguous counties are Anderson and Pickens in South Carolina; Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, and Stephens in Georgia; and Jackson, Macon, and Transylvania in North Carolina. - Assistance available: Eligible businesses and small agricultural cooperatives without credit available elsewhere may apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans at a 4.000% interest rate. Eligible private nonprofit organizations without credit available elsewhere may apply at 3.625%. - Applications: Available through the MySBA Loan Portal or at locally announced locations. - Procurement details: This is a disaster loan declaration, not a procurement solicitation. No products, services, OEMs, vendors, quantities, or part numbers are identified.

Description

This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for South Carolina, issued in response to the Walhalla Main Street Fire. The affected primary county is Oconee, with contiguous counties in South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina also identified. The notice states that applications may be submitted through the MySBA Loan Portal or at locally announced locations. The EIDL application deadline is July 9, 2027.

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