SBA offering low interest loans to businesses affected by late December 2025 Storms

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced low interest federal disaster loans are now available to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in California who sustained economic losses caused by the 2025 Late December Storms occurring Dec. 16-26, 2025. The SBA issued a disaster declaration in response to a request received from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s authorized representative CalOES Interim Director Christina Curry on Feb. 4, 2026. 

The disaster declaration covers the California counties of Alpine, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Madera, Mono, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tuolumne and Ventura as well as the Nevada counties of Douglas, Esmeralda, Lyon and Mineral. 

The SBA provides disaster assistance through low interest loans. 

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