ATLANTA – The SBA opens a new Business Recovery Center in Coffee County to assist victims of Hurricane Helene with losses.
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the opening of a Business Recovery Center (BRC) on Wednesday, Nov. 27 in the City of Nicholls. SBA is opening the BRC to assist Georgia businesses with losses due to Hurricane Helene. Additionally, the SBA will temporarily close its Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) on Thursday Nov. 28 and Friday Nov. 29, in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. The centers will resume normal operations as indicated below.
“SBA’s BRCs are a cornerstone of our support for business owners,” said Francisco Sánchez, Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the SBA. “At these centers, business owners can meet face-to-face with specialists to apply for disaster loans and access a wide range of resources to guide them through their recovery.”
Customer Service Representatives at the BRCs will assist business owners complete their disaster loan application, accept documents for existing applications, and provide updates on an application’s status. Walk-ins are accepted, but you can schedule an in-person appointment at an SBA Disaster Recovery Center in advance at appointment.sba.gov. The BRCs will operate as indicated below until further notice.
| Business Recovery Center (BRC) Coffee County City of Nicholls 707 Van Streat Hwy Nicholls, GA 31404 Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed: Sunday Holiday Closure: Thursday, Nov. 28 – Friday, Nov. 29 in observance of Thanksgiving | Business Recover Center(BRC) Chatham County Savannah Entrepreneurial Center 801 E Gwinnett St Savannah, GA 31404 Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed: Sunday Holiday Closure: Thursday, Nov. 28 – Friday, Nov. 29 in observance of Thanksgiving |
| Portable Loan Outreach Center (PLOC) Richmond County Behind Parker’s Kitchen 4104 Windsor Spring Rd Hephzibah, GA 30815 Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed: Sunday Holiday Closure: Thursday, Nov. 28 – Friday, Nov. 29 in observance of Thanksgiving | Business Recovery Center (BRC) Richmond County CSRA Regional Commission 3626 Walton Way Ext., Suite 1 Augusta, GA 30909 Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed: Sunday Permanently Closes: Wednesday, Nov. 27 |
On Oct. 15, 2024, it was announced that funds for the Disaster Loan Program have been fully expended. While no new loans can be issued until Congress appropriates additional funding, we remain committed to supporting disaster survivors. Applications will continue to be accepted and processed to ensure individuals and businesses are prepared to receive assistance once funding becomes available.
Applicants are encouraged to submit their loan applications promptly for review in anticipation of future funding.
With the changes to FEMA’s Sequence of Delivery, survivors are now encouraged to simultaneously apply for FEMA grants and SBA low-interest disaster loan assistance to fully recover. FEMA grants are intended to cover necessary expenses and serious needs not paid by insurance or other sources. The SBA disaster loan program is designed for your long-term recovery, to make you whole and get you back to your pre-disaster condition. Do not wait on the decision for a FEMA grant; apply online and receive additional disaster assistance information at sba.gov/disaster.
Applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is Jan. 7, 2025, for Tropical Storm Debby and Hurricane Helene. The deadline to return economic injury applications is June 24, 2025, for Tropical Storm Debby and June 30, 2025, for Hurricane Helene.
