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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 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 U.S. Small Business Administration has announced a major disaster declaration by the President for Public Assistance Only in Kentucky. This applies to severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides starting from February 14, 2025, and continuing. Non-profit organizations providing essential services can apply for disaster loans online until May 5, 2025, for physical damage, and December 4, 2025, for economic injury. The affected counties include Ballard, Barren, Butler, Green, Hart, Marshall, Metcalfe, Rockcastle, Spencer, and Wayne.

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 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 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 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.

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 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 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced a major disaster declaration for North Carolina due to damage from Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight that occurred in September 2024. This declaration allows for federal aid to support recovery efforts in affected areas including Brunswick, Carteret, New Hanover, and Onslow Counties. FEMA's assistance will cover 75% of eligible expenses for public and hazard mitigation efforts. Additionally, various federal programs are available to provide further support, such as crisis counseling and disaster unemployment assistance.