DES MOINES, Iowa—Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) granted her request to provide assistance in the form of low-interest disaster loans for Polk County, along with seven contiguous counties impacted by the June 6-July 2, 2018, flooding and severe weather event.
Homeowners, renters, businesses and most nonprofit organizations in Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Polk, Story and Warren counties, whose property was damaged or destroyed by this disaster, will be able to apply for low-interest disaster loans from the SBA.
Applications may be made in person at the SBA’s Disaster Loan Outreach Center located at Polk County River Place, 2309 Euclid Avenue, Des Moines, beginning December 13, 2018, at 8 a.m. Representatives from the SBA will be on hand at the Disaster Loan Outreach Center to answer questions about the disaster loan program, explain the application process and help individuals complete their application.
The center’s normal hours of operation will be Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. until further notice. Please note for the holidays, the center closes at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 21 and reopens at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 3. No appointment is necessary.
Applicants may apply online and receive additional disaster assistance information, at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. 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. Individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing may call (800) 877-8339.
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