The U.S. Small Business Administration announced a presidential declaration of a major disaster for the state of West Virginia, specifically for public assistance due to severe storms and flooding from February 15 to 18, 2025. Affected counties include Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Summers, Wayne, and Wyoming. Private non-profit organizations in these areas can apply for disaster loans online through the MySBA Loan Portal. The deadlines for physical and economic injury loan applications are May 19, 2025, and December 19, 2025, respectively.
Simple Explanation
In March 2025, the President said West Virginia had a big problem because it rained really hard, and it caused floods and some places to get messy and wet. Now, some special help is available for certain areas, like schools and hospitals, to fix things, and they need to ask for this help before May or December 2025.