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
  
   March 4
  
  is the filing deadline for federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans in
  
   Georgia
  
  as a result of the freeze from March 8-23, 2018.
  This disaster declaration includes the following counties: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Emanuel, Glynn, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Lanier, Laurens, Liberty, Long, Lowndes, McIntosh, Montgomery, Pierce, Tattnall, Telfair, Tift, Toombs, Treutlen, Turner, Ware, Wayne, Wheeler and Wilcox in in
  
   Georgia.
  
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.
The loans are for working capital and can be up to $2 million with interest rates of 3.58 percent for eligible small businesses and 2.5 percent for nonprofit organizations, and terms up to 30 years.
  Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at
  
Disasterloan.sba.gov
  
  .
  Businesses and individuals may also obtain information and loan applications by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339) for the deaf and hard-of-hearing), or by emailing
  
   disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
  
  . Loan applications can also be downloaded at
  
sba.gov
  
  .  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
  
March 4, 2019.
  
   About the U.S. Small Business Administration
  
  
   The U.S. Small Business Administration makes the American dream of business ownership a reality. As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses, or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit
  
  
   
www.sba.gov
   
  
  
   .
  
 
  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
 
  March 4
 
 is the filing deadline for federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans in
 
  Georgia
 
 as a result of the freeze from March 8-23, 2018.
 ATLANTA -
 March 4
 Georgia
 This disaster declaration includes the following counties: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Emanuel, Glynn, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Lanier, Laurens, Liberty, Long, Lowndes, McIntosh, Montgomery, Pierce, Tattnall, Telfair, Tift, Toombs, Treutlen, Turner, Ware, Wayne, Wheeler and Wilcox in in
 
  Georgia.
 
 Georgia.
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.
The loans are for working capital and can be up to $2 million with interest rates of 3.58 percent for eligible small businesses and 2.5 percent for nonprofit organizations, and terms up to 30 years.
 Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at
 
Disasterloan.sba.gov
 
 .
 Businesses and individuals may also obtain information and loan applications by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339) for the deaf and hard-of-hearing), or by emailing
 
  disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
 
 . Loan applications can also be downloaded at
 
sba.gov
 
 .  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
 
March 4, 2019.
March 4, 2019.
 
  About the U.S. Small Business Administration
 
 About the U.S. Small Business Administration
 
  The U.S. Small Business Administration makes the American dream of business ownership a reality. As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses, or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit
 
 
  
www.sba.gov
  
 
 
  .