ATLANTA — Since last fall, SBA’s disaster loan funds have helped disaster survivors impacted by Hurricane Irma to recover. Homes are being repaired or rebuilt, damaged contents are being replaced, and business properties are being restored and SBA’s economic injury disaster loans have provided Florida businesses with funds for their ongoing disaster-related working capital needs.
Survivors that need answers to their questions about SBA’s disaster loan program or assistance in applying for an SBA disaster loan or help with the reconsideration process can speak face-to-face with any of the Customer Service Representatives stationed in Centers throughout Florida. The Centers are located and open as indicated below:
SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Centers (DLOCs)
Broward County
Tamarac Branch Library
8701 W. Commercial Blvd.
Tamarac, FL 33351
Hours: Mon –Wed, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Thu – Sat, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Collier County
Salvation Army Naples
3420 Tamiami Trail East
Naples, FL 34104
Hours: Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Duval County
Beaver Street Enterprise Center
1225 W Beaver Street, Bldg.1, Suite 111
Jacksonville, FL 32204
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Miami-Dade County
Frankie Shannon Rolle Building
3750 South Dixie Hwy
Miami, FL 33133
Hours: Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Monroe County
Doubletree Hotel
3990 S. Roosevelt Blvd.
Key West, FL 33040
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Closing: Thu, Jan. 11 at 6 p.m.
Monroe County
Schmitt Real Estate Company
11100 Overseas Hwy.
Marathon, FL 33050
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Palm Beach County
Carol Sims Center
225 NW 12th Ave.
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Pinellas
The EpiCenter-Pinellas County
13805 58th Street North
Clearwater, FL 33760
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Polk County
Brenneman Auditorium
1702 Highway 17 S
(1702 Spessard Holland Pkwy for GPS)
Bartow, FL 33830
Hours: Mon-Sat, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closes: Sat, Jan. 13 at 5 p.m.
Additional information on other recovery centers and the disaster loan program may be obtained by calling SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by sending an email to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov(link sends e-mail). Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. Loan applications can be downloaded from www.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, visitwww.sba.gov/disaster.
The deadline for economic injury applications is June 11, 2018.
—Small Business Administration
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