California's 'Sea Spray Fire' Ignites Federal Disaster Declaration – Huh?

2025-02741, HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs; Correction

The SBA fixed some small but important mistakes in its recent HUBZone and small business program rules to make things clearer and fairer. These corrections affect small businesses using HUBZone and other SBA programs, especially around size protests and financial reporting. The fixes take effect on February 18, 2025, helping businesses avoid confusion and unnecessary paperwork.

2026-20667, Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of West Virginia

West Virginia’s disaster declaration for severe storms and flooding in July 2026 just got an upgrade! The deadline to apply for physical damage loans is now extended to October 17, 2026, giving folks more time to get help. Economic injury loan applications are open until May 3, 2027, so businesses have plenty of runway to recover and rebuild.

2026-20544, Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Ohio

Ohio got hit hard by storms, tornadoes, floods, and landslides from August 10-22, 2026, and the President declared it a major disaster on October 2. People and businesses in several counties can now apply for low-interest disaster loans to help fix damage or recover lost income. You’ve got until December 1, 2026, for physical damage loans and July 2, 2027, for economic injury loans—so don’t wait!

2026-20548, Administrative Disaster Declaration of a Rural Area for the State of Missouri

Missouri’s rural areas in Crawford and Reynolds counties got hit hard by storms, winds, and flooding in July 2026. The government declared a disaster, opening the door for low-interest loans to help homeowners, businesses, and nonprofits recover. You’ve got until December 1, 2026, to apply for physical damage loans and until July 6, 2027, for economic injury loans—so don’t wait!

2026-20399, Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the State of Oregon

Oregon businesses hit by severe storms and wildfires from mid-July to late August 2026 can now apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help recover. The SBA opened applications on October 1, 2026, with a deadline to apply by July 1, 2027. Low-interest loans are available for small businesses and nonprofits in affected counties across Oregon, Idaho, and Washington.

2026-20472, Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Connecticut

Connecticut got hit hard by storms and flash floods on September 13, 2026, and the government just declared it a disaster area. This means people and businesses in Fairfield and nearby counties can apply for low-interest disaster loans to help fix damage or cover lost income. You’ve got until December 1, 2026, to apply for physical damage loans and until July 2, 2027, for economic injury loans—so don’t wait!

Previous: 2026-18393, Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Under 2 CFR parts 200 and 400. For assistance agreements awarded on or after December 26, 2014, 2 CFR part 400 implements OMB regulations in 2 CFR part 200. FAS grant programs plan to collect the information from grant applicants needed to evaluate and rank applicants and protect the integrity of the grantee selection process. All FAS grant programs will be eligible but not required to use the uniform grant application package (concept papers, full application, terms and conditions, agreements, amendments as well as performance report). The authorities for these grants vary. The term "grant" in this submission refers only to non-entitlement discretionary competitive and non-competitive grants or cooperative agreements. The uniform grant application package will include general information and instructions; requirements for the program narrative statement describing how the grant goals, objectives, and outcomes will be reached, as well as a description of the budget; the Standard Forms SF- 424 series, and SF-LLL, which request basic information, budget information, and disclosure of lobbying activities certification, respectively. In addition, grantees will also be required to submit Standard Form SF-425, Federal Financial Report form, M&E Reports, SF- 270 Claim (4040-0012)). If FAS decides to use the uniform grant application package, FAS will note in the grant solicitation that applicants must use the uniform grant application package and that the information collection has already been approved by OMB. If FAS chooses not to use the uniform grant application package or finds it necessary for grant applicants to submit extra information not included in the uniform package, FAS will issue a notice of at least 30 days inviting public comments on its plan to gather different or additional information be making a grant solicitation, unless this has already been addressed in earlier published notices. Need and Use of the Information: The primary users of the information collected from the applicant are FAS and other Federal staff who will serve on a panel to systematically review, evaluate, and approve the competitive and non-competitive grant/cooperative agreement applications and recommend the applicants most likely to meet program objectives and most responsive to the solicitation. The selection criteria will be contained in the grant application package. Without this information, FAS will not have adequate data to select appropriate grantees or evaluate which grants should be continued or monitor financial reporting requirements. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not for profit institutions. Number of Respondents: 628. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting; Quarterly. Total Burden Hours: 25,306.

Next: 2026-18396, Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Disability Compensation Benefits

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden, and it includes the actual data collection instrument.