Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-22172
SBA Disaster Loan Assistance for the East Oakland Apartment Fire
Posted
October 30, 2026
Identifier
2026-22172
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced disaster loan assistance for people and organizations affected by the East Oakland Apartment Fire. - Government buyer: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Disaster Recovery. - Notice type: Disaster assistance announcement, not a procurement opportunity or contract award. - Assistance offered: Physical-damage loans for homeowners, businesses, and private nonprofit organizations; economic-injury loans for businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and private nonprofit organizations. - Interest rates: The notice lists rates from 3.0% to 8.0%, depending on loan type and whether credit is available elsewhere. - Affected areas: Alameda County, with contiguous California counties Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Stanislaus also identified. - Application information: Applications may be submitted through the MySBA Loan Portal or at locally announced locations. - OEMs, vendors, and requested products or services: None identified; no procurement items, quantities, or part numbers are listed.
Description
The notice announces an administrative disaster declaration for California in response to the East Oakland Apartment Fire. SBA disaster assistance loans may be submitted through the MySBA Loan Portal or at locally announced locations. The affected primary county is Alameda, with contiguous counties Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Stanislaus. The notice provides loan application deadlines of December 28, 2026, for physical loans and July 27, 2027, for economic injury loans.