This page contains the best available references for small business assistance after a disaster. If you find an error in these, or have something to add or replace one of these, please send it in!
Recommended reference: the state recovery office has posted a great list of organizations, what they do, and contact information on their Vermont Strong website.
Disaster Assistance:
- Vermont Emergency Management (VEM) Website: http://vem.vermont.gov/
- VT-FEMA Guide to Assistance: VT-FEMA guide_to_disaster_assistance_programs (210KB PDF)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Website: http://www.fema.gov/
- US Small Business Administration (SBA) Website: http://www.sba.gov
- … SBA Hurricane Irene Page: http://www.sba.gov/content/hurricane-irene-recovery-assistance-information
- … SBA disaster loan information and application forms may be obtained by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for people with speech or hearing disabilities) Monday through Friday from 8am to 6pm or by sending an e-mail todisastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Applications can be downloaded fromwww.sba.gov or completed on-line at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.
- Fact Sheet on SBA Loans: SBA Handout Businesses (56KB PDF)
- SBA Loan Irene Specific Fact Sheet: SBA Handout VT Irene 20110901a (80KB PDF) – includes key dates and interest rates; updates since it was published: does apply to Windham County and incident period now begins August 27
General sites related to assistance and recovery:
- Vermont Economic Development Agency - http://www.veda.org/, (802) 828-5627 – administers Emergency Flood Assistance Program for businesses and farms
- VT Agency of Commerce and Community Development -http://www.dca.state.vt.us/, (802) 828-3211
- VT Department of Labor - http://www.labor.vermont.gov/, (802) 254-4555 (Brattleboro) or (802) 885-2167 (Springfield) – assistance for employers and job-seekers, disaster unemployment assistance