# 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.

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