# Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Vermont
**AGENCY:**
U.S. Small Business Administration.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Vermont (FEMA-4720-DR), dated 07/14/2023.
*Incident:* Severe Storms and Flooding.
*Incident Period:* 07/07/2023 and continuing.
**DATES:**
Issued on 07/14/2023.
*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* 09/12/2023.
*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* 04/15/2024.
**ADDRESSES:**
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 Recovery & Resilience, 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 President's major disaster declaration on 07/14/2023, applications for disaster loans may be filed at the address listed above or other locally announced locations.
The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster:
*Primary Counties (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans):* Chittenden, Lamoille, Rutland, Washington, Windham, Windsor.
*Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only):*
Vermont: Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Franklin, Grand Isle, Orange, Orleans.
Massachusetts: Franklin.
New Hampshire: Cheshire, Grafton, Sullivan.
New York: Clinton, Essex, Washington.
The Interest Rates are:
| | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| | |
| Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere | 5.000 |
| Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.500 |
| Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere | 8.000 |
| Businesses without Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.000 |
| Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.375 |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.375 |
| | |
| Businesses & Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.000 |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.375 |
The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 18016 6 and for economic injury is 18017 0.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)
Francisco Sánchez, Jr.,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.