NEWS RELEASE
Disaster Field Operations Center East
Release Date: March 19, 2020 Contact: Michael Lampton (404) 331-0333 Michael.Lampton@sba.gov
Release Number: 20-301, IL 16370 Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Blogs & Instagram
SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Illinois Small Businesses Economically Impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Illinois small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza announced today. SBA acted under its own authority, as provided by the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act that was recently signed by the President, to declare a disaster following a request received from Gov. JB Pritzker on March 17, 2020.
