June Release MA Application Deadline Approaching For Private Non Profit

0 DISASTER NEWS Loans for Homeowners, Renters and Businesses of all Sizes Contact: Mark Ihenacho Phone: 404-347-3771 SBA Disaster Assistance – Field Operations Center- East - One Baltimore Place, Suite 300 - Atlanta, GA 30308 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________ Release Date: June 21, 2007 Release Number: 07-489, MA 10880 PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS HAVE UNTIL JULY 16 TO APPLY FOR SBA DISASTER ASSISTANCE BOSTON, Mass. - The U.S. Small Business Administration organizations (PNPs) that do not provide critical services of a deadline for SBA low interest rate disaster loans is July 16, 2007. of President Bush’s Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance severe storms and flooding April 15 - 25, 2007. (SBA) reminds Private Non-Profit governmental nature that the filing These loans are available as a result resulting from damages caused by PNPs located in the counties of Barnstable, Berkshire, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and Plymouth in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are eligible to apply to SBA. Examples of eligible non-critical PNP organizations include, but are not limited to, food kitchens, homeless shelters, museums, libraries, community centers, schools and colleges. Eligible private non-profit organizations may qualify for loans up to $1.5 million. These loans are for permanent repair and/or replacement work. Loan amounts and terms are set by SBA and are based upon each applicant’s financial condition. The deadline to apply for these loans is July 16, 2007. Disaster loan information and application forms may be obtained by writing to the U.S. Small Business Administration, Customer Service Center – 130 South Elmwood Avenue, Suite 516, Buffalo, NY 4202, or by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (for the hearing-impaired 1-800-877-8339), Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT. ### For more information about the SBA’s Disaster Loan Programs, visit our website at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance.