SBA Iowa Disaster Assistance Available


On May 24, SBA made disaster aid available to businesses, residents.


  • SBA made disaster assistance available to Iowa businesses and residents affected by the severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred May 20 through 21, 2024.
  • Eligibility
  • Declaration covers Adair, Montgomery, Polk, and Story counties as a result of disaster.
  • Businesses of all sizes and private nonprofits may borrow up to $2 million to repair damaged real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory and other business assets.
  • SBA can lend additional funds to help with cost of improvements to protect, prevent.
  • For small businesses, agricultural cooperatives, businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofits, SBA offers economic injury disaster loans (EIDLs).
  • The EIDL assistance is available to businesses regardless of any property damage.
  • Disaster loans up to $500k available to homeowners to repair damaged real estate.
  • Homeowners and renters are eligible for loans of up to $100,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property, including personal motor vehicles.
  • May 2024 SBA Fed Reg Presidential Declaration
  • On May 31, 2024, SBA published a federal register notice of presidential declaration dated May 24, 2024 of a major disaster, occurring May 20 to 21, 2024 in Iowa.
  • The notice provides filing deadlines of Jul. 23, 2024 for physical damage loans and Feb. 24, 2025 for Economic injury disaster loan applications to be submitted.
  • EIDLs for Adams, Audubon, Boone, Cass, Dallas, Fremont, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mills, Page, Pottawattamie, Taylor, Union, Warren.
  • Interest rates for physical damage range from 2.688% for homeowners without credit available elsewhere to 8.000% for business with credit available elsewhere.
  • For EIDLs rates are 3.250% for nonprofits and 4.000% for business and cooperatives.
  • Jun. 21, 2024 SBA Fed Reg Declaration Amendment
  • On Jun. 21, 2024, SBA published amended disaster declaration in the federal register.
  • Updated incident period as beginning May 20, 2024, continuing through May 31, 2024.
  • Jun 28, 2024 SBA Declaration Amendment 2
  • On Jun. 28, 2024, SBA published Amendment 2 to May 24, 2024 disaster declaration for public assistance only for the State of Iowa (FEMA-4784-DR) in federal register.
  • Amended the declaration in order to include primary counties: Adams, Cedar, Jasper.
  • Additionally, contiguous counties: Iowa: Clinton, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Mahaska, Muscatine, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Scott, Tama; all other information remains the same.
  • Jul. 5, 2024 SBA Fed Reg Declaration
  • On Jul. 5, 2024, SBA published notice of disaster declaration for severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred from May 20, 2024, through May 31, 2024.
  • Counties eligible for disaster relief include Adair, Adams, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Cedar, Cherokee, Clay, Dallas, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, and Humboldt.
  • Additionally, the counties of Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Kossuth, Marshall, Mitchell, Montgomery, Muscatine, Polk, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Shelby, Story, Tama, Wright.
  • Applications for physical damage due by Aug. 26, 2024, EIDLs due by Mar. 27, 2025.
  • Jul. 8, 2024 FEMA Fed Reg Declaration
  • On Jul. 8, 2024, FEMA published the notice of disaster declaration for severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred May 20 - May 21, 2024 in the federal register.
  • Counties eligible for disaster relief include Adair, Montgomery, Polk, and Story counties.
  • Also published Amendment 1 which extended date to May 31, 2024 in federal register.
  • On the same day, FEMA published Amendment 2 to the major disaster declaration for the State of Iowa to include Adams, Cedar, and Jasper counties in the federal register.
  • Jul. 16, 2024 SBA Extended Physical Damage Deadline
  • On Jul. 16, 2024, SBA published federal register notice of Amendment 3 to the disaster declaration extending the deadline for physical damage loan applications.
  • Application deadline for physical damage loans for small businesses is Aug. 23, 2024.
  • Aug. 8, 2024 FEMA Amendment 3
  • On Aug. 8, 2024, FEMA published amendment 3 to add Adair county for permanent work, Adams, Cedar, Jasper, Montgomery, Polk, Story counties for public assistance.
  • Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Shelby, Tama, and Wright counties for public assistance.
  • Also Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Dallas, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Humboldt, Iowa, Jackson, Kossuth, Marshall, Mitchell, and Muscatine.
  • Aug. 26, 2024 SBA Working Capital Loans
  • On Aug. 26, 2024, SBA notified federal low-interest loan program to businesses affected by May 20 - May 31, 2024 Iowa severe storms, tornadoes, impact of flooding.
  • Working capital loans up to $2 million including repair, replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory and other additional business assets.
  • Economic injury loans available regardless of whether physical damage incurred.
  • Deadline to apply for property damage is Oct. 25, 2024 and for EIDL is May 27, 2025.
  • In Sep. 2024, HUD issued funds to assist residents in IOW following disaster, #224682
  • Sep. 2024 SBA Rural Area Declaration
  • On Sep. 13, 2024, SBA published federal register notice of disaster aid for a rural area.
  • Primary counties are Harrison and Tarna affected by the May 20-31, 2024 storms.
  • Number assigned for physical damage is 20566C and for economic injury is 205670.
  • Applications for physical damage due Oct. 25, 2024; EIDLs due May 27, 2025.

Regulators FEMA; SBA
Entity Types CNSM; Corp
Reference SBA: 89 FR 75006; FEMA: 89 FR 64947, 8/8/2024; 89 FR 55956, 89 FR 55960, 89 FR 55953, 7/8/2024; SBA: PR IA 20566-01, 8/26/2024; 89 FR 57982, 7/16/2024; 89 FR 55664, 7/5/2024; 89 FR 54121, 6/28/2024; 89 FR 52190, 6/21/2024; 89 FR 47192, Dec #20360, #20361, 5/31/2024; IA-200035; PR IA 20360-01, 5/24/2024; FEMA-2024-0001; FEMA-4784-DR; Disaster Declaration #20421, #20422, IA-20007; Disaster Declaration #20566, #20567; IOWA Disaster No. IA-20011
Functions BCS; Compliance; Financial; Legal; Operations; Reporting
Countries United States of America
Category
State
Products Corporate; Loan; Mortgage
Regions Am
Rule Type Final
Rule Date 5/24/2024
Effective Date 10/25/2024
Rule Id 213517
Linked to N/A
Reg. Last Update 9/13/2024
Report Section US Investment

Last substantive update on 09/17/2024