Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of California

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title: "Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of California"
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#  Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of California

**AGENCY:**

U.S. Small Business Administration.

**ACTION:**

Notice.

**SUMMARY:**

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of California (FEMA-4856-DR), dated January 15, 2025.

*Incident:* Wildfires and Straight-line Winds.

**DATES:**

Issued on January 15, 2025.

*Incident Period:* January 7, 2025 and continuing.

*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* March 17, 2025.

*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* October 15, 2025.

**ADDRESSES:**

*Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov* to apply for a disaster assistance loan.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Alan 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 January 15, 2025, Private Non-Profit organizations that provide essential services of a governmental nature may file disaster loan applications online using the MySBA Loan Portal *https://lending.sba.gov* or other locally announced locations. Please contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center by email at *[email protected]* or by phone at 1-800-659-2955 for further assistance.

The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster:

*Primary Counties:* Los Angeles.

The Interest Rates are:

|  | Percent |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.625 |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.625 |
|  |  |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.625 |

The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 209625 and for economic injury is 209630.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

Rafaela Monchek,

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.