Missouri Tornadoes Unlock Federal Disaster Relief Funds
Published Date: 10/30/2025
Notice
Summary
A major disaster was declared for Missouri after severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding hit between March 30 and April 8, 2025. People and businesses in many counties can now apply for disaster loans to help fix damage or recover lost income. Physical damage loan applications are due by December 22, 2025, and economic injury loan applications by July 22, 2026.
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Physical Disaster Loans for Home Repairs
If your home or business was damaged by the March 30–April 8, 2025 storms in the listed primary counties of Missouri, you can apply for SBA physical disaster loans. Physical damage loan applications are due by December 22, 2025, and the disaster number for physical damage is 21340C. Interest rates shown for physical damage include 5.500% (homeowners with credit available elsewhere), 2.750% (homeowners without credit available elsewhere), 8.000% (businesses with credit available elsewhere), 4.000% (businesses without credit available elsewhere), and 3.625% for non-profit organizations.
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loans for Affected Businesses
Businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and eligible non-profits in the listed primary Missouri counties and the listed contiguous counties in MO, AR, IL, KS, KY, and TN can apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL). EIDL applications are due by July 22, 2026, the economic injury disaster number is 213410, and interest rates include 4.000% for businesses and small agricultural cooperatives without credit available elsewhere and 3.625% for non-profit organizations without credit available elsewhere.
How to Apply and Get Help
You can apply for disaster assistance online at the MySBA Loan Portal (https://lending.sba.gov) or at other locally announced locations, and you can contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center at 1-800-659-2955 or by email at disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for help. The notice gives the SBA contact (Sharon Henderson, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience) and a Washington, DC mailing address for further information.
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