ATLANTA –
  
  The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) encourages businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters to apply for a disaster loan before the
  
   Aug. 13
  
  deadline.  Anyone in the declared counties in
  
   Maryland
  
  with damages caused by the severe flooding on May 15 -20, 2018 should apply for the SBA disaster loan assistance.
  The disaster declaration covers Frederick County and the adjacent counties of Carroll, Howard, Montgomery and Washington in
  
   Maryland
  
  ; Adams and Franklin in
  
   Pennsylvania;
  
  and Loudoun in
  
   Virginia
  
  .
Businesses and nonprofits can apply up to $2 million to repair or replace disaster damaged real estate, machinery, equipment, inventory, and other business assets. Loans for working capital, known as Economic Injury Disaster Loans, are available even if the business did not suffer any physical damage. Homeowners can apply up to $200,000 to repair or replace disaster damaged real estate. Homeowners and renters can apply up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged personal property including automobiles.
Interest rates are as low as 3.61 percent for businesses, 2.5 percent for private nonprofit organizations, and 1.938 percent for homeowners and renters, with terms up to 30 years. The SBA determines loan amounts and terms based on each applicant’s circumstances.
Applicants may be eligible for a loan amount increase up to 20 percent of their physical damages, as verified by the SBA for mitigation purposes. Eligible mitigation improvements may include a safe room or storm shelter to help protect property and occupants from future damage caused by a similar disaster.
  Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via the SBA’s secure website at
  
   Disasterloan.sba.gov
  
  .
  Additional details on the loan application process can be obtained by calling the SBA Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by sending an e-mail to
  
   disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
  
  .  Completed applications should be returned to a recovery center or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. For more information about SBA recovery assistance, visit
  
   sba.gov
  
  .
  The filing deadline to submit applications for physical property damage is
  
Aug. 13, 2018
   .
  
  The deadline for economic injury applications is
  
March 14, 2019
  
  .
 
  ATLANTA –
 
 The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) encourages businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters to apply for a disaster loan before the
 
  Aug. 13
 
 deadline.  Anyone in the declared counties in
 
  Maryland
 
 with damages caused by the severe flooding on May 15 -20, 2018 should apply for the SBA disaster loan assistance.
 ATLANTA –
 Aug. 13
 Maryland
 The disaster declaration covers Frederick County and the adjacent counties of Carroll, Howard, Montgomery and Washington in
 
  Maryland
 
 ; Adams and Franklin in
 
  Pennsylvania;
 
 and Loudoun in
 
  Virginia
 
 .
 Maryland
 Pennsylvania;
 Virginia
Businesses and nonprofits can apply up to $2 million to repair or replace disaster damaged real estate, machinery, equipment, inventory, and other business assets. Loans for working capital, known as Economic Injury Disaster Loans, are available even if the business did not suffer any physical damage. Homeowners can apply up to $200,000 to repair or replace disaster damaged real estate. Homeowners and renters can apply up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged personal property including automobiles.
Interest rates are as low as 3.61 percent for businesses, 2.5 percent for private nonprofit organizations, and 1.938 percent for homeowners and renters, with terms up to 30 years. The SBA determines loan amounts and terms based on each applicant’s circumstances.
Applicants may be eligible for a loan amount increase up to 20 percent of their physical damages, as verified by the SBA for mitigation purposes. Eligible mitigation improvements may include a safe room or storm shelter to help protect property and occupants from future damage caused by a similar disaster.
 Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via the SBA’s secure website at
 
  Disasterloan.sba.gov
 
 .
 Additional details on the loan application process can be obtained by calling the SBA Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by sending an e-mail to
 
  disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
 
 .  Completed applications should be returned to a recovery center or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. For more information about SBA recovery assistance, visit
 
  sba.gov
 
 .
 The filing deadline to submit applications for physical property damage is
 
Aug. 13, 2018
  .
 
 The deadline for economic injury applications is
 
March 14, 2019
 
 .
Aug. 13, 2018
 .
March 14, 2019