The Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened three Disaster Loan Outreach Centers (DLOCs) in Arkansas on Monday to provide assistance to the areas affected by severe weather on June 25-26.
According to SBA customer service representative, assistance for disaster loans is available at DLOCs in Conway, Lonoke, and Marked Tree, as well as a Virtual DLOC, aiding Arkansas in applying for federal disaster loans.
For help in the State Individual Assistance program, the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management staff is available at Marked Tree. Arkansas residents need to apply for SBA disaster loans for assistance in economic injury due to the disaster, whether or not they have experienced physical damage.
Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) are also available in Arkansas, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Faulkner, Jackson, Jefferson, Mississippi, Prairie, Pulaski, and White counties for rebuilding real or personal property.
The deadline for physical damage applications is January 16, 2024, and for economic injury, it’s August 19, 2024. Arkansas residents can apply online, get additional information, and download application forms here.
Contact details for the DLOCs are as follows:
- Faulkner County Local Government Building 57 Acklin Gap Road, Conway, AR Monday, Tuesday, and Friday: 8 AM – 4:30 PM Wednesday: 9:30 AM – 6 PM Thursday: 8 AM – 4:30 PM (Starting December 14)
- Lonoke County Courthouse Annex 210 N. Center St., Lonoke, AR Monday to Friday: 8 AM – 4:30 PM
- Marked Tree Designated Tree Community Center 806 Liberty St., Marked Tree, AR Monday to Friday: 8 AM – 5 PM
- Virtual DLOC Monday to Friday: 10 AM – 6:30 PM
Email: FOCWAssistance@sba.gov Phone: 916-735-1507
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