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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release on September 24th, 2025 from the U.S. Small Business Administration, (SBA), the SBA announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans for Pennsylvania businesses, private nonprofits, and residents affected by the Jefferson Apartment Complex Building Fire in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on September 9th, 2025. Beaver County and Allegheny County are two of six Pennsylvania counties to be eligible for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans and SBA physical damage loans. The other counties that are eligible for these loans are Armstrong, Butler, Washington and Westmoreland counties. You can also visit the Disaster Loan Outreach Center of Allegheny County, which is the Frick Environmental Center in Pittsburgh from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from today through Thursday. That center’s last day open will be on Friday and will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. that day. You can schedule an appointment in advance there online at appointment.sba.gov even though walk-ins are accepted. You can visit sba.gov/disaster to apply for a loan online. You can also call 800-659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for any help you need about these loans. November 21st, 2025 is the filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage and June 22nd, 2026 is the deadline to return economic injury applications.