# 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.

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