Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Georgia

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Federal RegisterOct 1, 2024
89 Fed. Reg. 79997 (Oct. 1, 2024)
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    Small Business Administration
  • [Disaster Declaration #20543 and #20544; GEORGIA Disaster Number GA-20010]
  • AGENCY:

    U.S. Small Business Administration.

    ACTION:

    Notice.

    SUMMARY:

    This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Georgia (FEMA-4821-DR), dated September 24, 2024.

    DATES:

    Issued on September 24, 2024.

    Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: November 25, 2024.

    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: June 24, 2025.

    ADDRESSES:

    Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to apply for a disaster assistance loan.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Vanessa Morgan, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-6734.

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Notice is hereby given that as a result of the President's major disaster declaration on 09/24/2024, applications for disaster loans may be submitted online using the MySBA Loan Portal https://lending.sba.gov or other locally announced locations. Please contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center by email at disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or by phone at 1-800-659-2955 for further assistance.

    The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster:

    Incident: Tropical Storm Debby.

    Incident Period: August 4, 2024 through August 20, 2024.

    Primary Counties (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans): Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Liberty, Long, Screven.

    Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only):

    Georgia: Burke, Candler, Emanuel, Jenkins, McIntosh, Tattnall, Wayne.

    South Carolina: Allendale, Hampton, Jasper.

    The Interest Rates are:

    Percent
    For Physical Damage:
    Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere 5.625
    Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere 2.813
    Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere 8.000
    Businesses without Credit Available Elsewhere 4.000
    Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere 3.250
    Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere 3.250
    For Economic Injury:
    Business and Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit Available Elsewhere 4.000
    Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere 3.250