Services available to area residents impacted by July 9 storms.
Businesses and residents in Gibson, Posey and contiguous counties may qualify for low interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration following damage incurred from storms that rolled through Indiana on July 9, 2024.
Beginning today, July 26, 2024, the SBA and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) are operating Disaster Loan Outreach Centers (DLOC) at separate locations in Gibson and Posey counties to assist residents in filing claims and answering questions regarding potential assistance to recover from damages. These centers are for those impacted by the July 9 storms only.
Gibson County:
Disaster Loan Outreach Center
July 26 – Aug. 10
Owensville Fire Department
200 S. 1st St.
Owensville, IN 47655
Hours: M-F 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Posey County:
Disaster Loan Outreach Center
July 26 – Aug. 10
Posey County Emergency Management Agency
311 Mill St.
Hours: M-F 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
These services are available for residents in the following Indiana counties (additional to Gibson and Posey): Knox, Pike, Vanderburgh and Warrick; the Illinois counties of Gallatin, Wabash and White; and the Kentucky counties of Henderson and Union.
SBA Customer Service representatives will be on hand at the DLOC to answer questions about the loan program and help with applications. Additionally, staff from IDHS will help answer questions about the Indiana State Disaster Relief Fund, which can be used to cover losses not eligible for SBA loans.
Residents and businesses in the impacted counties will have until Sept. 23, 2024, to return applications for physical property damage. Those seeking Economic Injury Loans will have until April 23, 2025, to apply. Small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private nonprofit organizations located in the designated counties that have suffered substantial economic injury from the storm may be eligible for an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL).
Visit www.SBA.gov for more information about the SBA disaster loan program.