# Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the State of Alaska
**AGENCY:**
U.S. Small Business Administration.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of Alaska dated August 20, 2025.
*Incident:* Bear Creek Fire Group and Nenana Ridge Complex Fire.
**DATES:**
Issued on August 20, 2025.
*Incident Period:* June 19, 2025 and continuing.
*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* May 20, 2026.
**ADDRESSES:**
*Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov* to apply for a disaster assistance loan.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Sharon Henderson, 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 Administrator's EIDL declaration, applications for disaster loans may be submitted 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 Areas:* Denali Borough, Yukon-Koyukuk REAA.
*Contiguous Areas:*
Alaska: Bering Strait REAA, Delta/Greely REAA, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Iditarod Area REAA, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, North Slope Borough, Northwest Arctic Borough, Yukon Flats REAA.
The Interest Rates are:
| | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| Business and Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.000 |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.625 |
The number assigned to this disaster for economic injury is 212470.
The State which received an EIDL Declaration is Alaska.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)
(Authority: 13 CFR 1234.3(b).)
James Stallings,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience.