05/21/2026
SBA Offers Disaster Relief to Tennessee Small Businesses
and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought beginning April 21st
Low-interest disaster loans now available.
The disaster declaration covers the Tennessee counties of Benton, Bledsoe, Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Clay, Crockett, Cumberland, Davidson, Decatur, DeKalb, Dickson, Fayette, Fentress, Franklin, Gibson, Giles, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Maury, McNairy, Montgomery, Morgan, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Scott, Sequatchie, Shelby, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Tipton, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, Williamson, and Wilson, and the Alabama counties of Jackson and Lauderdale, and the Arkansas counties of Crittenden and Mississippi, and the Georgia county of Dade, and the Kentucky counties of Allen, Calloway, Christian, Logan, Monroe, Simpson, Todd, and Trigg, as well as the Mississippi counties of Alcorn, Benton, Tippah, and Tishomingo.
SBA Relief Still Available to Tennessee Businesses, Private Nonprofits, and Residents Affected by the Severe Winter Storm occurring Jan 22-27
Deadline for physical damage loans approaching
Eligible Tennessee counties of Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Crockett, DeKalb, Gibson, Giles, Haywood, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Marshall, Obion, Overton, Pickett, Smith, Stewart, Tipton, and Weakley, and the Alabama county of Lauderdale, and the Arkansas counties of Crittenden and Mississippi, and the Kentucky counties of Allen, Christian, Clinton, Cumberland, Logan, Monroe, Simpson, and Todd, and the Missouri county of Pemiscot, as well as the Mississippi counties of Alcorn, Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tippah, and Tishomingo.
Applications for disaster loans may be submitted online using the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov
Please contact the SBA’s Customer Service Center by email at [email protected] or by phone at 1-800-659-2955 for further assistance.
For people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
