Disaster Loan Assistance Offered To MoCo Residents, Businesses

GAITHERSBURG, MD — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest loans to eligible businesses, renters, and homeowners in Montgomery County affected by the July 8 flooding.

Last month, Montgomery County opened a damage assessment portal for people whose property was damaged in the disaster. The data that was collected through the portal, according to officials, helped the county make the case for FEMA disaster assistance.

To help affected business owners and residents apply for SBA Disaster Loans, the county's Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is holding a Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) at the J. Thomas Manger Public Safety Headquarters (100 Edison Park Dr. in Gaithersburg).

The DLOC hours of operations are as follows:

• Wednesday, Aug. 14: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 15: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Friday, Aug. 16: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday, Aug. 17: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Sunday, Aug. 18: CLOSED
• Monday, Aug. 19: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Aug. 20: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 21: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Those visiting the DLOC must present a government-issued photo ID.

*The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is Oct. 7, 2019.*
*The deadline to return economic injury applications is May 7, 2020.*