Affected by Hurricane Sandy? Assistance Available at NJ SBA Centers

ATLANTA – New Jersey businesses and residents that were affected by Superstorm Sandy are now receiving one-on-one assistance from SBA customer service representatives. Survivors are encouraged to visit the centers to apply for SBA low-interest disaster loans. No appointment is necessary.

The Centers are open until further notice, with location and hours of operation as indicated:

Atlantic County

City of Atlantic City

1301 Bacharach Blvd, Room 129

Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday

Bergen County

Bergen Co. Office of Emergency Management

285 Campgaw Road

Mahwah, NJ 07430

Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday

Essex County

Essex County Hall of Records

Business Resource Center, Room 447

465 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

Newark, NJ 07102

Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday

Hudson County

Hudson County Plaza Building

Hudson Co. Minority & Women Business Enterprise

257 Cornelison Avenue, Room 2106

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday

Monmouth County

Monmouth Co. Emergency Operations Center

300 Halls Mill Road

Freehold, NJ 07728

Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday

Ocean County

Miller Air Park, Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Management

101 Airport Road

Bayville, NJ 08721

Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday – Friday

Union County

Union County Administration Building

2nd Floor, Department of Human Services Suite

10 Elizabethtown Plaza

Elizabeth, NJ 07202

Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday

Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.

Businesses and individuals may also obtain information and loan applications by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing), or by emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov(link sends e-mail).

Loan applications can also be downloaded at www.sba.gov/disaster. Completed applications should be returned to the centers or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155

The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is Dec. 1, 2016. The deadline to return economic injury applications is Dec. 1, 2016.

For more information, visit the Small Business Administration (SBA) website:

http://www.sba.gov