SBA officials announced Friday that small, non-farm businesses in 12 counties in Arkansas and two in northeast Oklahoma are eligible to apply for low-interest loans to offset economic losses that occurred from July 1 to Aug. 30.
The SBA says the Arkansas counties that can receive the aid are Baxter; Benton; Boone; Carroll; Clay; Craighead; Fulton; Greene; Marion; Mississippi; Randolph and Sharp. In Oklahoma, the counties are Delaware and Ottawa.
Businesses dependent on farmers and ranchers that have suffered agricultural production losses and businesses directly impacted by the disaster are eligible.
The application deadline is June 18, 2012.
