SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to California Small Businesses Economically Impacted by the Marysville Hotel Fire and Road Closures

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - TheU.S. Small Business Administration is offeringlow-interestfederal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses economically impacted by the Marysville Hotel Fire and road closures that began June 15, SBA's Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced today. SBA acted under its own authority to declare a disaster following a request received from Gov. Newsom on Aug. 15.

The disaster declaration makes SBA assistance available in Butte, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra, Sutter and Yuba counties in California.

SBA has established a Virtual Business Recovery Center to answer questions about SBA's disaster loan program, explain the application process and help each individual complete their electronic loan application.

Virtual Business Recovery Center
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
[email protected]
(916) 735-1160

"SBA's mission-driven team stands ready to help California's small businesses impacted by the Marysville Hotel Fire and road closures," said Administrator Guzman. "We're committed to providing federal disaster loans swiftly and efficiently, with a customer-centric approach to help these businesses."

"Small nonfarm businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations of any size may qualify for Economic Injury Disaster Loans of up to $2 million to help meet financial obligations and operating expenses which could have been met had the disaster not occurred," said Francisco Sánchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration.

"These loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable and other bills that can't be paid because of the disaster's impact. Disaster loans can provide vital economic assistance to small businesses to help overcome the temporary loss of revenue they are experiencing," Sánchez added.

Eligibility is based on the financial impact of the disaster only and not on any actual property damage. These loans have an interest rate of 4 percent for small businesses and 3.25 percent for private nonprofit organizations with terms up to 30 years and are restricted to small businesses without the financial ability to offset the adverse impact without hardship.

The Sacramento Valley Small Business Development Center is offering free, personalized counseling to help affected businesses in their recovery. Businesses may contact Center Director SiewYee Lee-Alix at 1792 Tribute Rd., Ste. 455, Sacramento, CA 95815 by emailing [email protected] or by calling (916) 655-2100.

Interest does not begin to accrue until 12 months from the date of the first disaster loan disbursement. SBA disaster loan repayment begins 12 months from the date of the first disbursement.

Applicants may apply online and receive additional disaster assistance information at SBA.gov/disaster. Applicants may also call SBA's Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email [email protected] for more information on SBA disaster assistance. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.

The deadline to apply for economic injury is May 19, 2025.

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