ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in North Carolina for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to drought that began on July 9.
The declaration includes the primary county of Forsyth, Robeson, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin; and the adjacent counties of Alleghany, Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Hoke, Iredell, Rockingham, Scotland, and Wilkes in North Carolina; Dillon, Horry and Marlboro in South Carolina; Carroll, Grayson, Henry and Patrick in Virginia.
*Deadline to submit loan application is March 24, 2025*
Fact_SheetDisaster assistance
- For assistance with SBA disaster loans (including physical loss and non-COVID EIDL), please email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.
- You can also call 800-659-2955 from 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
- After a declared disaster, SBA operates Disaster Recovery Centers where you can get in-person assistance. Walk-ins are accepted, but you can schedule an in-person appointment at an SBA Disaster Recovery Center in advance.
