Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-22469
SBA disaster loan assistance for eligible Texas residents, businesses, and nonprofits
Posted
November 04, 2026
Identifier
2026-22469
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced disaster loan assistance for Texans affected by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding. - Government agency: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Disaster Recovery. - Notice type: Public notice of financial assistance, not a procurement solicitation or contract award. - Assistance available: Homeowner and business physical-damage loans; economic-injury loans for businesses and small agricultural cooperatives; and loans for eligible private nonprofit organizations. - Eligible areas: Physical-damage and economic-injury assistance is available in Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Crockett, Dimmit, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Medina, Real, Schleicher, Sutton, Uvalde, Val Verde, and Zavala counties. Economic-injury assistance only is available in contiguous Atascosa, Blanco, Concho, Crane, Duval, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Irion, Llano, Mason, McMullen, Menard, Pecos, Reagan, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Webb, and Wilson counties. - Rates: Listed interest rates range from 2.875% to 8.000%, depending on applicant type and credit availability. - OEMs, vendors, products, and quantities: None identified; this is not a procurement opportunity.
Description
Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA-4935-DR), issued October 30, 2026. The incident involved severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding, with an incident period from July 7 through August 4, 2026. The notice states that disaster loans are available for eligible affected areas and provides application deadlines of December 30, 2026, for physical damage loans and July 30, 2027, for economic injury loans.