Idaho's Muddy Mess Gets Official Disaster Nod
Published Date: 9/1/2026
Notice
Summary
This is notice of an Administrative disaster declaration of a rural area for the state of Idaho dated August 26, 2026. Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Physical Disaster Loans Offered
If you are a homeowner, business, or private non-profit in the declared rural area, you can apply for SBA physical disaster loans for damage from the March 11–15, 2026 storms. Physical loan application deadline is October 26, 2026, and interest rates listed include 5.750% (homeowners with credit available elsewhere), 2.875% (homeowners without credit), 8.000% (businesses with credit available elsewhere), 4.000% (businesses without credit), and 3.625% (private non-profits). Apply online at the MySBA Loan Portal (https://lending.sba.gov).
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loans Available
Small businesses and small agricultural cooperatives in the declared rural area can apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) for losses from the March 11–15, 2026 incident. EIDL application deadline is May 26, 2027, and interest rates include 4.000% for businesses and small agricultural cooperatives without credit available elsewhere and 3.625% for private non-profit organizations without credit available elsewhere.
Eligibility Limited to Three Counties
The SBA administrative disaster declaration covers primary counties Clearwater, Latah, and Nez Perce in Idaho for the March 11–15, 2026 severe storms, winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides. Only residents, homeowners, businesses, cooperatives, and private non-profits in those named counties are identified as adversely affected in this notice.
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