NEWS REGARDING ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN (EIDL) FROM SBA

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And now the other shoe falls -- the $10,000 Advance is limited to $1,000 per person actually on payroll at 31 JAN 2020. Don't spend your money all in one place!

But don't take my work for it; here's the official release:

Dear Applicant,

On March 29, 2020, following the passage of the CARES Act, the SBA provided small business owners and non-profits impacted by COVID-19 with the opportunity to obtain up to a $10,000 Advance on their Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). The Advance is available as part of the full EIDL application and will be transferred into the account you provide shortly after your application is submitted.

To ensure that the greatest number of applicants can receive assistance during this challenging time, the amount of your Advance will be determined by the number of your pre-disaster (i.e., as of January 31, 2020) employees. The Advance will provide $1,000 per employee up to a maximum of $10,000.

You may be eligible for another loan program, the Paycheck Protection Program, which is available through participating lenders. Below is a comparison of the two loan programs:

Paycheck Protection Program    

PURPOSE

Forgivable if used for payroll (minimum of 75% of the funds received) and the remaining for certain operating expenses (amount of any EIDL advance is not forgivable)

TERMS

Up to $10 million

1% interest rate

FORGIVABLE

YES

MATURITY

2 years

FIRST PAYMENT DUE

Deferred 6 months

EIDL

PURPOSE

To meet financial obligations and operating expenses that could have been met had the disaster not occurred (amount of any EIDL advance is forgiven)

TERMS

Up to $2 million

3.75% for businesses

2.75% for non-profits

FORGIVABLE

NO – EIDL Loan

YES – EIDL Advance

MATURITY

30 years

FIRST PAYMENT DUE

Deferred 1 year

To locate a Paycheck Protection Program Lender, please visit: www.SBA.gov/PaycheckProtection. Information on available resources may be found at www.sba.gov/coronavirus. For more information on these services, please go to www.sba.gov/local-assistance to locate the email address and phone number for the nearest SBA district office and/or SBA's resource partners.