SBA Amendment to Disaster Declaration for Tennessee Public Assistance

FR: Small Business Administration

Published March 8th, 2026

Detected March 14th, 2026

Summary

The Small Business Administration (SBA) issued an amendment to a Presidential disaster declaration for public assistance in Tennessee. This amendment adds specific counties to the declaration related to a severe winter storm incident. The SBA is providing disaster assistance loans for affected individuals and businesses.

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What changed

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued Amendment 2 to Presidential Disaster Declaration #21436 and #21437 for Tennessee (FEMA-4898-DR). This amendment expands the declaration to include additional counties (Benton, Decatur, Dickson, Fayette, Giles, Hamilton, Hardeman, Henry, Humphreys, Jackson, Madison, Montgomery, Morgan, Overton, Rhea, Roane, Sequatchie, Shelby, Smith, Stewart, Union) as adversely affected by the severe winter storm incident that occurred from January 22-27, 2026. The original declaration was issued on February 6, 2026.

Affected individuals and private non-profit organizations in the newly added counties can now apply for disaster assistance loans through the MySBA Loan Portal. The physical loan application deadline for disaster assistance is April 7, 2026, and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) application deadline is November 6, 2026. Compliance officers should ensure that any entities operating within these newly designated counties are aware of the available disaster relief programs and application deadlines.

What to do next

Review the list of newly added counties to the Tennessee disaster declaration.
Inform affected entities within these counties about the availability of SBA disaster assistance loans.
Ensure timely application submission for physical disaster assistance (deadline April 7, 2026) and EIDL (deadline November 6, 2026).

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You may be interested in this older document that published on 02/20/2026 with action 'Amendment 1.' View Document

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

A Notice by the Small Business Administration on 03/13/2026

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Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-04927 (91 FR 12479) Document Headings ###### Small Business Administration

[Disaster Declaration #21436 and #21437; TENNESSEE Disaster Number TN-20030]

AGENCY:

U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION:

Amendment 2.

SUMMARY:

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Tennessee (FEMA-4898-DR), dated February 6, 2026.

Incident: Severe Winter Storm.

DATES:

Issued on March 8, 2026.

Incident Period: January 22, 2026 through January 27, 2026.

Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: April 7, 2026.

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: November 6, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Talarico, Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-6734.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The notice of the President's major disaster declaration for Private Non-Profit organizations in the State of Tennessee, dated February 6, 2026, is hereby amended to include the following areas as adversely affected by the disaster.

Primary Counties: Benton, Decatur, Dickson, Fayette, Giles, Hamilton, Hardeman, Henry, Humphreys, Jackson, Madison, Montgomery, Morgan, Overton, Rhea, Roane, Sequatchie, Shelby, Smith, Stewart, Union.

All other information in the original declaration remains unchanged.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

( printed page 12480) (Authority: 13 CFR 123.3(b).)

James Stallings,

Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.

[FR Doc. 2026-04927 Filed 3-12-26; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8026-09-P

Published Document: 2026-04927 (91 FR 12479)