The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved the request by the County of Mendocino for a disaster declaration due to the 2021 Hopkins Fire. The declaration will allow residents impacted by the Hopkins Fire to apply for low interest disaster loans.

Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/27/2021.

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 07/26/2022.

ADDRESS: Submit completed loan applications to:

U.S. Small Business Administration

Processing and Disbursement Center

14925 Kingsport Road

Fort Worth, TX 76155

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-6734.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that as a result of the Administrator's disaster declaration, applications for disaster loans may be filed at the address listed above or other locally announced locations.

The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 17242 5 and for economic injury is 17243 0.

Apply online at https://disasterloanassistance.sba.gov or Contact virtual center staff at FOCWAssistance@sba.gov or (800) 659-2955

For more information, please contact the Disaster Recovery Team at (707) 234-6303 or disasterrecovery@mendocinocounty.org.