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City of Sonora, TX
Thursday April 10th, 2025 :: 10:55 a.m. CDT

Advisory

SBA Offers Relief to Texas Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Winter Drought

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Texas who sustained economic losses due to the drought beginning Jan. 28.

The declaration includes the counties of Aransas, Austin, Bee, Brooks, Calhoun, Colorado, Concho, DeWitt, Dimmit, Duval, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Hidalgo, Jackson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kimble, Kleberg, La Salle, Lavaca, Live Oak, Mason, Matagorda, Maverick, McCulloch, McMullen, Menard, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Schleicher, Starr, Sutton, Tom Green, Victoria, Webb, Wharton and Zapata.

Under this declaration, SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program is available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, nurseries, and PNPs with financial losses directly related to the disaster. The SBA is unable to provide disaster loans to agricultural producers, farmers, or ranchers, except for small aquaculture enterprises.

Refer to attchment for further details.

Arturo Fuentes,
City of Sonora Emergency Management Coordinator

 

Address/Location
City of Sonora, TX
201 E Main St
Sonora, TX 76950

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 325-387-2558

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