Oglala Sioux Tribe Gets Disaster Loans After Storms
Published Date: 9/25/2026
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Summary
The President declared a major disaster for the Oglala Sioux Tribe after severe storms, winds, and flooding hit from June 2-4, 2026. This means folks there can now apply for disaster loans to fix damage or recover lost income, with deadlines on November 27, 2026, for physical damage and June 1, 2027, for economic injury loans. Help is just a click or call away to get things back on track!
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SBA Disaster Loans Available to Oglala Sioux Tribe
If you live or run a business on the Oglala Sioux Tribe reservation, you can apply for U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loans for physical damage and economic injury after the June 2–4, 2026 storms. The physical damage loan application deadline is November 27, 2026, and the economic injury (EIDL) loan deadline is June 1, 2027.
Contiguous Counties Eligible for EIDL Only
Businesses in the listed contiguous counties may apply only for economic injury (EIDL) loans, not physical damage loans. The contiguous counties named are Bennett, Custer, Fall River, Jackson, Mellette, Oglala Lakota, Pennington, Todd (South Dakota) and Cherry, Dawes, Sheridan (Nebraska); the EIDL application deadline is June 1, 2027.
Specified SBA Disaster Loan Interest Rates
SBA set the interest rates for these disaster loans: physical-damage homeowner loans 5.750% (with credit elsewhere) or 2.875% (without); business physical loans 8.000% (with credit elsewhere) or 4.000% (without); private non-profits 3.625%; economic-injury loans for businesses/ag cooperatives 4.000% and for private non-profits 3.625%.
How and Where to Apply for SBA Disaster Loans
You can apply online at the MySBA Loan Portal (https://lending.sba.gov) or in person at locally announced locations; help is available by email at [email protected] or by phone at 1-800-659-2955, and TTY users may dial 7-1-1. These application routes apply to the declared disaster (FEMA-4941-DR) issued September 1, 2026.
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