Clay County Emergency Management

"Our Mission, through the delivery of programs and services, is to protect the lives and property of our citizens and visitors from the adverse effects of fire, medical, environmental, and other emergencies, both natural and man made, while providing a safe and healthy work place."

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Florida Deadline to Apply for Small Business Administration Working Capital Disaster Loans Due to Drought is December 5
Atlanta - The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses that Dec. 5 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in Florida because of drought that began on Jan. 1, 2011. Clay County was among those counties designated under the SBA’s disaster declaration corresponding to this particular drought.  

Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to eligible farm-related and nonfarm-related entities that suffered financial losses as a direct result of this disaster.  Except for aquaculture enterprises, agricultural producers, farmers and ranchers are not eligible to apply to SBA, but nurseries are eligible to apply for economic injury disaster loans for losses caused by drought conditions.  

The SBA determines eligibility based on the size of the applicant, type of activity and its financial resources.  Loan amounts and terms are set by the SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition.  These working capital loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other bills that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred.  The loans are not intended to replace lost sales or profits.  

Disaster loan information and application forms may be obtained by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET or by sending an email to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.  Loan applications can be downloaded from www.sba.gov.  Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.   

Those affected by the disaster may also apply for loans electronically from SBA’s website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.   

Remember, completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than December 5, 2011.

Important Contact Information

Clay County Emergency Management Phone Numbers:

Phone: (904)284-7703
Toll Free: 1-877-252-9362
Fax: (904)284-1487