President Expands Storm Aid to More Mississippi Counties and Tribes
Published Date: 2/23/2026
Notice
Summary
The President has updated the disaster declaration for Mississippi and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians after a severe winter storm in late January 2026. This amendment adds more counties to the list of areas eligible for public assistance, giving more communities access to help. If you’re affected, you have until April 7, 2026, to apply for physical damage loans and until November 6, 2026, for economic injury loans.
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More Mississippi Counties Added
The Presidential disaster declaration was amended to add the following primary counties in Mississippi as adversely affected by the severe winter storm: Adams, Attala, Benton, Claiborne, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, and Yalobusha. The amendment applies to the incident period January 23, 2026 through January 27, 2026 and makes those areas part of the Public Assistance declaration (FEMA-4899-DR).
Deadlines To Apply For SBA Disaster Loans
If you were affected by this declared disaster, the deadline to apply for physical damage loans is April 7, 2026, and the deadline to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) is November 6, 2026. Applications are submitted through the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov.
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