Additional Filing Requirements Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), and Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan (MREIDL)

The APPLICANT must establish that the claimed economic injury is substantial and is a direct result of the declared disaster. For MREIDL, the applicant must establish the claimed economic injury is substantial and is a direct result of the call-up of an essential employee. Substantial economic injury generally means a decrease in income from operations or working capital with the result that the business is unable to meet its obligations and pay ordinary and necessary operating expenses in the normal course of business.