SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The Federal Recovery Center in National City for businesses affected by this year's flooding will close Friday, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The recovery center at Southwestern University reopened on April 2 after temporarily closing late last month due to campus spring break. Closes Friday at 5 p.m.
The National City Business Recovery Center opened in late February, shortly after the Biden administration approved a major disaster declaration for San Diego County in response to the Jan. 22 flooding.
The center sought to assist affected businesses and those suffering other losses. Representatives from the Small Business Administration were on site to guide owners through the various available resources and answer questions about the agency's disaster loan program.
Even though the National City Business Recovery Center closes, two other recovery centers operated by the Small Business Administration will remain open. One at the Mountain View Community Center and one at the Spring Valley Library.
Mountain View Community Center's Recovery Center, located at 641 S Boundary St., is open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Spring Valley Disaster Recovery Center, located at 836 Kempton St., is also open daily from 10 a.m.Until 7pm
All disaster recovery centers allow businesses and nonprofit organizations of all sizes to apply for loans of up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged property, machinery, equipment, inventory, and more. Additional funding may also be allocated to costs associated with improvements to “protect, prevent, or minimize” future disaster damage, SBA officials said.
Businesses can apply online through the SBA website. Interested applicants may also call the SBA Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.
In addition to business aid, the federal government is also making low-interest disaster loans of up to $500,000 available to homeowners for property repairs. Loans of up to $100,000 are also available to repair or replace personal property, such as a car.
The deadline to apply for property damage loans is April 19, and the deadline to apply for economic injury loans is November 19, according to the SBA.
