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***Loans for Homeowners, Renters and Businesses of All Sizes***

**SBA Disaster Assistance -- Field Operations Center- East - One
Baltimore Place, Suite 300 - Atlanta, GA 30308**

Release Date: August 2, 2007 Contact: Michael Lampton

Release Number: 07-590, WI 10958/10959 Phone: (404) 347-3771

## DISASTER ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE AT NEW SBA OUTREACH CENTER

**MADISON, Wis. --** The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
announces today the relocation of the Disaster Loan Outreach Center in
Grant County. SBA is relocating the Center to make it more convenient
for the disaster victims. SBA encourages victims of the severe storms
and flooding that occurred on July 18, 2007 to visit the Center and
apply for assistance.

"Providing individual assistance is an important part of what we do to
help people recover from a disaster," said Frank Skaggs, Director of SBA
Field Operations Center East. "SBA Customer Service Representatives are
on hand at the Center to issue loan applications, explain the process
and assist individuals in completing their application."

The location of the new Disaster Loan Outreach Center is:

**[Grant County]{.underline}**

**The Bank Building**

115 South Bagley Avenue

Bagley, Wisconsin 53801

Opens: Friday, August 3 at 8 a.m.

Open: Monday -- Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, August 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (one Saturday only)

"Loans up to \$200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace
damaged or destroyed real estate. Homeowners and renters are eligible
for up to \$40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal
property," said Frank Skaggs.

Businesses of any size and private non-profit organizations may borrow
up to \$1.5 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real
estate, inventory, machinery and equipment. SBA can also lend additional
funds to help with the cost of making improvements that protect, prevent
or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the
future.

For small businesses only, SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans
(EIDLs) to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. EIDL
assistance is available regardless of whether the business suffered any
property damage.

Anyone unable to visit the Center may obtain an application by calling
the SBA's Customer Service Center at\
1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the hearing-impaired), Monday through
Saturday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT
**(Except for Saturday August 4)**. Business loan applications can also
be downloaded from the SBA website at
[www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance](http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance).
Completed applications should be returned to the Center or mailed to:
U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center,
14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX. 76155.

**The filing deadline to return applications for property damage is
[September 28, 2007]{.underline}. The deadline to return economic injury
applications is [April 30, 2008]{.underline}**.

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***For more information about the SBA's Disaster Loan Programs, visit
our website at***
[www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance](http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance).