On July 25, the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced an administrative declaration of a disaster for North Carolina enabling disaster loans for survivors of Tropical Depression Chantal flooding. Durham and Orange Counties are the primary and Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Granville, Person, and Wake Counties are the contiguous counties for which SBA assistance is eligible. SBA disaster loans may be available to homeowners, renters, and businesses of all sizes in areas covered by a disaster declaration. Applications are being accepted at https://lending.sba.gov/search-disaster/?disaster=NC-20020

SBA disaster loan outreach centers are opening in Orange and Alamance counties on Tuesday, July 29. Service area is Durham, Orange, Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Granville, Person and Wake counties.