WASHINGTON — Georgia businesses and residents affected by the severe weather system occurring March 3, 2019, can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, Administrator Linda McMahon announced.

Administrator McMahon made the loans available in response to a letter from Gov. Brian Kemp on March 13, 2019, requesting a disaster declaration by the SBA. The declaration covers the counties of Grady and Talbot and the adjacent counties of Chattahoochee, Decatur, Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Mitchell, Muscogee, Taylor, Thomas and Upson in Georgia; and Gadsden and Leon in Florida.

“The SBA is strongly committed to providing the people of Georgia with the most effective and customer-focused response possible to assist businesses of all sizes, homeowners and renters with federal disaster loans,” said McMahon. “Getting businesses and communities up and running after a disaster is our highest priority at SBA.”

SBA’s Customer Service Representatives will be available at the Disaster Loan Outreach Centers to answer questions about the disaster loan program and help individuals complete their applications.

The Grady County Center will be located at the Grady County Agriculture Center, 11th Avenue NE. Hours will be weekdays from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday, March 23, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

The center will be closed on Sunday, March 24 and will close officially on Wednesday, March 27, at 4 p.m.