Crow Tribe Gets Disaster Loans After Winter Storm
Published Date: 6/8/2026
Notice
Summary
The President declared a major disaster for the Crow Tribe of Montana after a severe winter storm hit in December 2025. This means people and businesses there can now apply for low-interest disaster loans to help fix damage or recover lost income. Physical damage loan applications are due by August 1, 2026, and economic injury loan applications by March 1, 2027.
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Disaster Loans Open for Crow Tribe
The President declared a major disaster for the Crow Tribe of Montana for the December 17–19, 2025 winter storm (FEMA‑4915‑DR). People, homeowners, businesses, and private non‑profits in the Crow Tribe area can apply for physical damage loans (deadline August 1, 2026) and economic injury disaster loans (deadline March 1, 2027) through the SBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov.
SBA Disaster Loan Interest Rates
The SBA set interest rates for these disaster loans: homeowners with credit available elsewhere 5.750%; homeowners without credit available elsewhere 2.875%; businesses with credit available elsewhere 8.000%; businesses without credit available elsewhere 4.000%; private non‑profit organizations 3.625%; and economic injury loans for small agricultural cooperatives 4.000%. These rates apply to the physical damage and economic injury loan categories listed in the notice.
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