Small Business Administration offering ’50-day grace period’ through March 7
A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Sarasota County has been opened at the Sarasota Christian Church, which stands at 2923 Ashton Road in Sarasota, county staff has announced.
The hours for this new DRC location are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, through Jan. 31, a news release says.
“The DRC previously located at the Venice Community Center is closed,” the advisory points out.
Even though the deadline for applications for storm recovery assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was Jan. 7, those with questions about their open applications may visit the DRC for updates and to ask questions, the advisory says.
For more information about available resources and storm recovery efforts, visit scgov.net or disasterassistance.gov and continue to follow Sarasota County on social media @SRQCountyGov, the advisory adds.
In related news, county staff has announced that the Small Business Administration (SBA) has provided a “60-day grace period for disaster loan applications. The grace period extends to March 7 (60 days from the Jan. 7 filing deadline),” that release adds.
Online applications remain open through the MySBA Portal, the release notes: https://lending.sba.gov
The SBA will accept all disaster loan applications up to 60 days after the filing deadline without an explanation about why the filing was delayed, the release points out. “You can request assistance with a late application by contacting the SBA Customer Service Center (CSC) via email at disastercustomerservice@sba.gov,” by phone at 1-800-659-2955 (TTY: 7-1-1), or in person at an SBA Recovery Center, the release says.
A Business Recovery Center is available in Charlotte County at the Port Charlotte Town Center Mall, which stands at 1441 Tamiami Trail, Unit 185, in Port Charlotte (33948), Sarasota County staff notes.
The hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.