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Federal Register #2026-21958
SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans for Colorado Elk Fire Impacts
Posted
October 28, 2026
Identifier
2026-21958
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced disaster-loan assistance for eligible organizations affected by the Elk Fire in Colorado. - Government buyer: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Disaster Recovery. - Assistance: Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) for eligible businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and private nonprofit organizations that lack credit available elsewhere. - Affected areas: Hinsdale County is the primary county; Archuleta, Gunnison, La Plata, Mineral, Ouray, Saguache, and San Juan counties are contiguous eligible counties. - Interest rates: 4.000% for businesses and small agricultural cooperatives; 3.625% for eligible private nonprofit organizations. - Application access: MySBA Loan Portal or locally announced application locations. - Procurement status: This is a disaster-assistance loan declaration, not a procurement solicitation. No products, services, quantities, OEMs, or vendors are requested.
Description
This notice announces an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for Colorado, issued October 23, 2026. The declaration concerns the Elk Fire and is identified as Disaster Declaration #21991, Colorado Disaster Number CO-20038. The source states that the number assigned to this disaster for economic injury is 219910. Applications may be submitted through the MySBA Loan Portal or at locally announced locations.