Federal Low-Interest Loans Available for Plains Oil Spill Losses in Five Counties, Including Los Angeles and Orange
SACRAMENTO — The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) announced on October 2 that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued a disaster declaration for the Plains oil spill that occurred May 22–28, making federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans available to affected businesses and nonprofits in Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Ventura counties.
The declaration was issued at the request of Cal OES Director Caroline Thomas Jacobs. Loans are available up to $2 million, with interest rates as low as 4 percent for businesses and 3.625 percent for nonprofits, terms of up to 30 years, and no payments or interest for the first 12 months.
The application deadline is June 21, 2027. Applications can be filed online at sba.gov/disaster or by calling (800) 659-2955. Two application centers are open in Los Angeles: the Boyle Heights BusinessSource Center at 1780 E. First St. (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.) and the Centro Maravilla Service Center, Building B, at 4716 E. Cesar Chavez Ave. (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.).
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Photo: 图：油污围控回收作业（资料图，美国海岸警卫队公共领域照片，DVIDS）。Oil spill skimming operation (file photo, U.S. Coast Guard, public domain via DVIDS).
