COCONINO COUNTY — Businesses impacted by the Dragon Bravo and White Sage Fires can meet with representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration to learn about the Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) program and receive assistance with competing applications.
The SBA declared an economic disaster on Monday, August 18 and Coconino County Emergency Management and Economic Development teams along with Coconino County Supervisors have been on the ground since, finding dates, times and locations to host two SBA mobile service teams.
The economic disaster declaration allows businesses in Coconino County and surrounding counties including, Mohave, Yavapai, Gila and Navajo in Arizona, along with Kane and San Juan in Utah to apply. The EIDL program provides 30-year loans with a 4% interest rate to businesses. Principal and interest payments are not required in the first year of the loan to help businesses survive the loss of the tourism season.
Mobile SBA service teams will be available in:
To apply online, visit sba.gov/disaster. Applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov 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.