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The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced a Presidential declaration of a major disaster for parts of Alaska, specifically for public assistance, following severe storms and flooding from October 20-23, 2024. This declaration enables Private Non-Profit organizations offering essential governmental services to apply for disaster loans. Interested parties can submit applications online through the MySBA Loan Portal or at specified locations. The designated affected areas include the Bering Strait Regional Educational Attendance Area and the Northwest Arctic Borough.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced a Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only in the State of Washington, specifically for the incidents involving wildfires and straight-line winds that occurred from September 1 to September 19, 2020. This allows affected private non-profit organizations that provide essential governmental services to apply for disaster loans. The impacted areas include several counties and tribal reservations, and the loan application deadlines for physical and economic injury loans are April 5, 2021, and November 4, 2021, respectively.

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 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 U.S. Small Business Administration has amended the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Texas, originally dated February 19, 2021. This amendment includes more areas in Texas affected by the severe winter storms starting on February 11, 2021, offering Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans to specific counties and Economic Injury Loans to several contiguous counties. The deadline to apply for Physical Loan applications is April 20, 2021, and for Economic Injury Loan applications, the deadline is November 19, 2021. The amendment does not change the remaining details of the original declaration.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has issued a notice regarding a declaration of a major disaster for public assistance in Puerto Rico, due to Tropical Storm Ernesto. The declaration, dated November 27, 2024, allows Private Non-Profit organizations that provide essential services to apply for disaster loans through the MySBA Loan Portal. The incident period lasted from August 13 to August 16, 2024, and affected multiple municipalities. Loan applications for physical damage must be submitted by January 27, 2025, and for economic injury by August 27, 2025.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a notice regarding a Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe due to severe storms and flooding from August 8 to August 10, 2024. This declaration allows Federal assistance for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation, covering 75% of the eligible costs. The FEMA Administrator, Deanne Criswell, appointed Catharine O. Fan as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this disaster. Several assistance programs and their corresponding Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers have been listed for reporting and funding purposes.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that President has declared a major disaster in Vermont due to severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides from July 29 to July 31, 2024. This disaster declaration allows for federal assistance to be provided in the affected counties of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans, for both Individual and Public Assistance. Additionally, the entire state is eligible for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Federal funds will cover 75% of the costs for disaster assistance, with specific disaster-related financial assistance programs available through FEMA.

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced a Presidential declaration for a major disaster, limited to Public Assistance, for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation due to wildfires that occurred from July 17, 2024, to August 21, 2024. The declaration allows specified Private Non-Profit organizations to apply online for disaster loans to address challenges posed by the incident. The deadline for applying for physical damage loans is January 27, 2025, and for economic injury loans is August 26, 2025. Affected organizations can seek further information and assistance from the SBA's disaster assistance services.

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.