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Ag businesses now eligible for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans
The Small Business Administration will begin accepting new Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance applications on a limited basis only to agriculture, to provide relief to U.S. agricultural businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This advance is designed to provide economic relief to businesses that are currently experiencing a temporary loss of revenue. This loan advance will not have to be repaid.
Eligible borrowers must meet the following:- Agricultural businesses include those businesses engaged in the production of food and fiber, ranching, and raising of livestock, aquaculture, and all other farming and agricultural related industries (as defined by section 18(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 647(b)).
- Agricultural businesses with 500 or fewer employees.
At this time, only agricultural business
applications will be accepted due to limitations in funding availability
and the unprecedented submission of applications already received. Applicants
who have already submitted their applications will continue to be
processed on a first-come, first-served basis. For agricultural
businesses that submitted an EIDL application through the streamlined
application portal prior to the legislative change, SBA will process
these applications without the need for re-applying.
Historically, the SBA has been prohibited by law from
providing disaster assistance to agricultural businesses. However,
recent legislation opened up this emergency assistance avenue to keep ag
businesses viable and to bring stability to the nation’s food supply
chain.
For more information and to apply, click here.
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