# 2026-10881: Georgia Wildfires Trigger Standard SBA Disaster Loan Program

2026-10881, Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Georgia, is a Federal Register notice from Small Business Administration published 2026-06-01, effective 2026-05-27; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-10881
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-10881
- Title: Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Georgia
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Small Business Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 32504
- Published: 2026-06-01
- Effective: 2026-05-27
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Georgia Wildfires Trigger Standard SBA Disaster Loan Program

## Summary

Georgia’s wildfires caused serious damage starting April 20, 2026, and the government just declared it a disaster on May 27. People and businesses in Brantley and nearby counties can now apply for low-interest disaster loans to help rebuild, with deadlines on July 27, 2026, for physical damage and March 1, 2027, for economic injury. This means faster help and money to get things back on track!

## Abstract

This is notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the state of Georgia dated May 27, 2026. Incident: Wildfires.

## Effects PRIA read

- Disaster Loan Eligibility in Specific Georgia Counties: benefit, high. If you live or run a business in Brantley, or in the contiguous counties of Camden, Charlton, Glynn, Pierce, Ware, or Wayne, you may apply for SBA disaster loans because the Administrator declared a wildfire disaster on May 27, 2026 for the incident dated April 20, 2026.
- Low Interest Rates Set for Disaster Loans: benefit, medium. The notice sets specific interest rates for disaster loans: physical damage loans — homeowners with credit available elsewhere 5.750% and without 2.875%; businesses with credit available elsewhere 8.000% and without 4.000%; private non-profits 3.625% (with or without credit). For economic injury lo…
- Deadlines to Apply for Disaster Loans: benefit, low. You must apply for physical damage loans by July 27, 2026, and for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) by March 1, 2027, using the SBA process for this declared wildfire disaster.
- How to Apply and SBA Contact Info: benefit, low. Applications are accepted online at the MySBA Loan Portal (https://lending.sba.gov) or in person at locally announced locations; SBA assistance is available by phone at 1-800-659-2955, by email at [email protected], and for those deaf or hard of hearing via 7-1-1.

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## Sources
- [2026-10881 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/01/2026-10881/administrative-declaration-of-a-disaster-for-the-state-of-georgia)
- [2026-10881 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-01/pdf/2026-10881.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-10881 (as of 2026-06-08).