Habersham Co. Eligible for SBA Drought Loans

The U.S. Small Business Administration says that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in agriculture and private non-profit organizations in parts of Georgia as a result of the drought this summer.

This disaster declaration includes Habersham County, as well as Dawson, Fannin, Hall, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, and White counties.

Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to eligible farm-related and non farm-related entities that suffered financial losses as a direct result of the drought.

However, the SBA said it cannot provide disaster loans to agricultural producers, farmers, or ranchers, with the exception of aquaculture enterprises.

For more information, call 1-800-659-2955.