ATLANTA -
  
  The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that
  
   July 17
  
  is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans in
  
   South Carolina
  
  as a result of the drought and excessive heat that began on June 1, 2016.
  The declaration includes the following counties:  Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Laurens, Newberry, Spartanburg, Union and York in
  
   South Carolina
  
  .
Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to eligible farm-related and nonfarm-related entities that suffered financial losses as a direct result of this disaster. With the exception of aquaculture enterprises, SBA cannot provide disaster loans to agricultural producers, farmers, or ranchers. Nurseries are eligible to apply for economic injury disaster loans for losses caused by drought conditions.
The loans are for working capital and can be up to $2 million with interest rates of 4 percent for eligible small businesses and 2.625 percent for nonprofit organizations, and terms up to 30 years.
The SBA determines eligibility based on the size of the applicant, type of activity and its financial resources. Loan amounts and terms are set by the SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition. These working capital loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other bills that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred. The loans are not intended to replace lost sales or profits.
  Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at
  
   https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela
  
  .
  Disaster loan information and application forms may also be obtained by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by sending an email to
  
   disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
  
  .  Loan applications can be downloaded from the SBA’s website at
  
   www.sba.gov/disaster
  
  . Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
  
   Completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than
July 17, 2017
   .
  
 
  ATLANTA -
 
 The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that
 
  July 17
 
 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans in
 
  South Carolina
 
 as a result of the drought and excessive heat that began on June 1, 2016.
 ATLANTA -
 July 17
 South Carolina
 The declaration includes the following counties:  Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Laurens, Newberry, Spartanburg, Union and York in
 
  South Carolina
 
 .
 South Carolina
Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to eligible farm-related and nonfarm-related entities that suffered financial losses as a direct result of this disaster. With the exception of aquaculture enterprises, SBA cannot provide disaster loans to agricultural producers, farmers, or ranchers. Nurseries are eligible to apply for economic injury disaster loans for losses caused by drought conditions.
The loans are for working capital and can be up to $2 million with interest rates of 4 percent for eligible small businesses and 2.625 percent for nonprofit organizations, and terms up to 30 years.
The SBA determines eligibility based on the size of the applicant, type of activity and its financial resources. Loan amounts and terms are set by the SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition. These working capital loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other bills that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred. The loans are not intended to replace lost sales or profits.
 Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at
 
  https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela
 
 .
 Disaster loan information and application forms may also be obtained by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by sending an email to
 
  disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
 
 .  Loan applications can be downloaded from the SBA’s website at
 
  www.sba.gov/disaster
 
 . Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
 
  Completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than
July 17, 2017
  .
 
 Completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than
July 17, 2017
 .