None — SBA Disaster Loan Assistance Available for Qualified Georgia Residents
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will open a Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Cherokee County to assist residents and businesses who were affected by the tornado on September 5, 2011. This SBA disaster declaration covers the following Georgia counties: Cherokee, Bartow, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon, and Pickens.
Home Disaster Loans, Business Physical Disaster Loans, and Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to those who qualify. Affected homeowners, renters, and businesses from these counties can meet with SBA representatives to determine their eligibility for low interest loans beginning Thursday, September 15, 2011 through Thursday, September 22, 2011.
Disaster Loan Outreach Center Cherokee County Public Safety Building 150 Chattin Drive, Canton, GA
Hours of Operation: Thursday, September 15 and Friday, September 16 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday, September 17, 2011 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. (noon)
Sunday, September 18, 2011 CLOSED
Monday, September 19 through Thursday, September 22 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Individuals and businesses unable to visit the Center may obtain information on loan applications by calling the SBAs Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET or by sending an email to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Loan applications can also be downloaded from the SBA website at www.sba.gov. Completed applications should be returned to the Center or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
Those affected by the disaster may also apply for disaster loans electronically from SBAs website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.
The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is November 14, 2011.
The deadline to return economic injury applications is June 13, 2012.