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The U.S. Small Business Administration issued a notice regarding the Presidential declaration of a major disaster in West Virginia due to severe storms and flooding that began on February 15, 2025, and continue to affect the area. Residents of McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, and Wyoming counties can apply for both physical damage and economic injury loans, while neighboring counties can apply for economic injury loans only. The deadline for physical loan applications is April 28, 2025, and the deadline for economic injury loan applications is November 26, 2025. Additional information and applications can be accessed through the MySBA Loan Portal.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), under the Department of Homeland Security, has announced that the President has declared a major disaster in New York due to severe storms and flooding that occurred on August 18-19, 2024. As a result, federal assistance is authorized to support recovery efforts in the affected areas. Public Assistance is available for Lewis, Oswego, and Suffolk Counties, while Hazard Mitigation support is offered statewide. FEMA has appointed Lai Sun Yee as the Federal Coordinating Officer to oversee the disaster recovery operations.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has amended the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Kentucky, initially declared on February 24, 2025. This update changes the incident period for severe weather events, including storms and flooding, to cover February 14 through March 7, 2025. Residents can apply for disaster assistance loans through the SBA's lending portal. The physical loan application deadline is April 25, 2025, and the economic injury loan application deadline is November 24, 2025.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced a major disaster declaration for Colorado, signed by the President on January 15, 2021. This declaration is in response to severe damage caused by wildfires between September 6 and November 5, 2020. FEMA will provide federal aid in the affected areas, specifically Public Assistance in Grand and Larimer Counties, and Hazard Mitigation throughout the state. This federal assistance will cover up to 75% of the eligible costs for these initiatives.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has amended a previous declaration of a major disaster for the State of North Dakota, focusing on Public Assistance only. Initially issued on July 9, 2020, due to flooding between April 1 and April 25, 2020, the amendment now includes Kidder and Wells counties as areas affected by the disaster. The deadline for physical loan applications was September 8, 2020, and applications for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) are due by April 9, 2021. All other details in the original declaration remain unchanged.

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced a major disaster declaration for California on January 15, 2025, due to wildfires and strong winds. This declaration allows certain non-profit organizations to apply for disaster loans to help with recovery. The application deadlines are March 17, 2025, for physical damage loans and October 15, 2025, for economic injury loans. Los Angeles county is one of the areas significantly affected, and applications can be submitted via the MySBA Loan Portal.

The U.S. Small Business Administration issued Amendment 5 to update the Presidential disaster declaration for Public Assistance for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. This amendment adds Laurel and McCreary counties as areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides that occurred from February 14 to March 7, 2025. The deadline to apply for physical disaster loans is May 5, 2025, and economic injury loans is December 4, 2025. To apply for disaster assistance, individuals can visit the MySBA Loan Portal.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has issued Amendment 4 to a Presidential declaration concerning a major disaster in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. This amendment relates to severe weather incidents, including storms, winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides, that occurred from February 14 to March 7, 2025. The amendment adds several counties—Bullitt, Hopkins, Jefferson, Lewis, Magoffin, Russell, and Trigg—to those affected by the disaster. Applications for physical loans must be submitted by May 5, 2025, while economic injury-related applications are due by December 4, 2025, and can be submitted through the SBA's online portal.

The U.S. Small Business Administration issued an amendment to the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Havasupai Tribe, originally declared on October 25, 2024. This amendment concerns the flooding incident that occurred from August 22 to August 23, 2024. The deadline for applying for physical damage loans due to this disaster has been pushed back to January 17, 2025, while the deadline for Economic Injury Disaster Loans is set for July 25, 2025. All other aspects of the original declaration remain the same.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced a Presidential emergency declaration for Georgia due to Hurricane Helene, which began affecting the state on September 24, 2024. This declaration allows for federal assistance to support emergency efforts like evacuations and sheltering across multiple counties. Federal funds will cover 75% of the eligible costs for these emergency measures, and FEMA has appointed Kevin A. Wallace, Sr. as the Federal Coordinating Officer for the operation. The declaration enables specific assistance programs to help those affected by the emergency.