Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-21859
SBA disaster-loan assistance for Eastern Washington wildfire-affected areas
Posted
October 27, 2026
Identifier
2026-21859
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced disaster-loan assistance for people and organizations affected by the Eastern Washington wildfires. - Government buyer/agency: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Disaster Recovery. This is a disaster-assistance notice, not a procurement solicitation or contract award. - Affected areas: Spokane County is the primary affected county. Contiguous affected counties are Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Stevens, and Whitman in Washington, and Benewah, Bonner, and Kootenai in Idaho. - Assistance available: Physical-damage loans for eligible homeowners, businesses, and private nonprofit organizations; Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) for eligible businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and private nonprofit organizations. Applications are available through the MySBA Loan Portal or at locally announced locations. - Interest rates: Physical-damage loans: homeowners with credit available elsewhere, 5.750%; homeowners without credit available elsewhere, 2.875%; businesses with credit available elsewhere, 8.000%; businesses without credit available elsewhere, 4.000%; private nonprofit organizations, 3.625% regardless of credit availability. EIDL: businesses and small agricultural cooperatives without credit available elsewhere, 4.000%; private nonprofit organizations without credit available elsewhere, 3.625%. - OEMs and vendors: None identified. - Products, quantities, and part numbers: No procurement items are specified.
Description
The notice announces an administrative disaster declaration for the State of Washington relating to the Eastern Washington Wildfires. Disaster Declaration #21984 and #21985 and Washington Disaster Number WA-20033 are identified. The notice states that Spokane County is a primary affected county, with contiguous counties in Washington and Idaho also listed. Disaster assistance loan applications may be submitted online or at locally announced locations.