SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Cocoa to Close October 14

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that due to a steady decrease of activity, the Disaster Loan Outreach Center located in Brevard County in the State of Florida will cease operations Tuesday, October 14 at the close of business.

The Small Business Administration urges those affected by the disaster to visit the Center before the closing to obtain one-on-one assistance and information about the disaster assistance program. The SBA also encourages homeowners, renters and businesses who received applications to return their completed applications as quickly as possible. The Center is located at:

Brevard County

Agriculture Center

3695 Lake Drive

Cocoa, FL 32926

Open Monday and Tuesday; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Closing Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at close of business

“We want to express our sincere gratitude to the staff of the Agricultural Center in Brevard County,” said Frank Skaggs, Director of SBA Field Operations Center East. “By providing the facility for our Disaster Loan Outreach Center, they have helped disaster victims in their community. We deeply appreciate their generosity.”

In addition to the above center, assistance continues to be available at the following centers:

FEMA/SBA Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) DRCs are Open Monday-Saturday, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Brevard County		Lake County				Martin County
Lamplighter Village		Sheriff’s Substation		Ashford Building
503 John Rodes Blvd.		55420 Front Street		2101 County Road 452		15516 SW Osceola St.
Melbourne, FL 32934		Astor, FL 32102		Eustis, FL 32726		Indian Town, FL 34596
						Opens Friday, October 10 at Noon
St. Lucie County		Seminole County		Volusia County
St. Lucie Logistics Center		Reflections at Hidden Lakes		Wal-Mart Parking Lot
3855 South US Hwy 1		520 W. Lake Mary Blvd.		2400 Veteran Memorial Pkwy.
Fort Pierce, FL 34982		Sanford, FL 32773		Orange City, FL 32763

SBA Disaster Loan Recovery Centers (DLOCs)

Duval County

Regency Square Regional

9900 Regency Square Boulevard

Jacksonville, FL 3225

Tuesday, October 14 through Thursday, October 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Friday, October 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Closing Friday, October 17 at the close of business

SBA Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) Open Monday-Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Brevard County		Volusia County
Merritt Island Service Complex		Orange City Council Chambers
2575 N. Courtenay Pkwy – Room 130		201 North Holly Avenue
Merritt Island, FL 32953		Orange City, FL 32763

Homeowners, renters and businesses who are unable to visit a Center may obtain information and a loan application by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the hearing impaired), Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., including Columbus Day, and Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EDT, or by emailing our customer service center at disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Business loan applications can also be downloaded from the SBA website at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance. Completed applications should be returned to one of the Centers or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX. 76155.

Those affected by the disaster may also apply for disaster loans from SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.

The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is October 27, 2008. The deadline to return economic injury applications is May 26, 2009.

For more information about the SBA’s Disaster Loan Programs, visit our website at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance.

Release Number: 09-016, FL 11409/11410