Disaster loans available due to flash flooding

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Friday that Economic Injury Disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations in Ashtabula and Trumbull counties in Ohio as a result of flash flooding that began July 21, 2018.

“These counties are eligible because they are contiguous to one or more primary counties in Pennsylvania. The Small Business Administration recognizes that disasters do not usually stop at county or state lines. For that reason, counties adjacent to primary counties named in the declaration are included,” said SBA spokesman Kem Fleming.

The program is available to eligible entities that suffered financial losses as a direct result of the disaster. With the exception of aquaculture enterprises, SBA cannot provide disaster loans to agricultural producers, farmers and ranchers.