Do I have to apply for a SBA loan in order to be eligible for other Federal assistance?
Yes, for certain types of FEMA assistance like ONA a very rare grant to receive. No, for CDBG-DR assistance, but be very careful of your state CDBG-DR manager, they could be a Wolf in sheep's clothing. Check your AMI, if below 80 DO NOT APPLY TO THE SBA!
If you need a quote for a new manufactured home for the Louisiana Restore program send a note with your old VIN number and your status in the program. All we can do is help you get the quotes for the MHU you are looking to replace. Contact me
If your state is anything like Louisiana you're going to feel as if you're a criminal when they start asking you why you refused to apply for an SBA loan. Trust me, they (your OCD) will interrogate you as if you escaped from some prison and the states attorney general is out for blood and you have a bounty on your head. Get the picture?
The state of Louisiana OCD-DRU uses two references so forget all about what they show on their website for their policy on Duplication of Benefits. That's just for the Governor and other state officials to justify paying the OCD-DRU group.
Now we start to cherry pick, that means to select just what we want to use and what we want to enforce as policy from the HUD guidance. If their is anything that works against the State OCD-DRU they will simply ask for HUD to clarify their guidance and this may or may not happen. Make HUD people upset at offering technical advice and they will at times simply shut down. The state knows this so when they say they are waiting it's important to know what they are waiting for because that wait could be years.
"On July 2, 2013, a bipartisan group of New York City&rsquos congressional delegation called for HUD to lift unnecessary barriers to the CDBG-DR program. Specifically, the group wanted disaster victims to be eligible for CDBG-DR grant s even if they were approved for but did not accept SBA loans. In response, HUD published additional guidance on July 25, 2013, entitled HUD Guidance on Duplication of Benefits Requirements and Provision of CDBG-DR Assistance. This guidance encouraged but did not require disaster victims to apply for SBA assistance as a prerequisite to receiving CDBG-DR assistance. Further, HUD does not require applicants who have applied for and been offered SBA assistance to accept it as a prerequisite to receiving CDBG-DR assistance.Grantees may assist households and businesses that have decline d SBA loans but must analyze the circumstances under which the assistance was declined and show why providing CDBG-DR funds is necessary and reasonable. " Source HUD OIG Report 2017-KC-0004
All the guidance is in place and still the State of Louisiana OCD-DRU under the direction of Patrick Forbes delays the recovery of an estimated 3,800 Louisiana Homeowners by announcing they are asking for guidance from HUD for the February 9th 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1892 Pub. Law 115-123 which was also asked for by New York City's congressional delegation July 2, 2013. It's clear the citizens of Louisiana, the flood victims of Louisiana didn't make enough noise since it has been over 7 months since our Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 was signed into law. We could have had 3,800 more homeowners finishing their homes if our state congressional delegation would have picked up our cause and stopped spouting the "Big SBA Fix" line. Fix what you can today and continue fixing until everything is done.
Don't wait for another Task Force meeting to hear Director Forbes tell Dr. Richardson that he plans on transferring Homeowners Assistance out of the program and into other programs if the SBA fix isn't completed soon. We are talking $682 million in this case. To save the HUD CDBG-DR funds we have all the guidance in place, we just need the task force to pick up the fight for the 3,800 that DECLINED the SBA LOAN.
As a reminder of just how fast the Louisiana Office of Community Development - Disaster Recovery Unit can make $682 million vanish, here's the 2 minute and 32 second video that tells it as it will be if nothing is done to help the 3,800 homeowners that Declined to accept the SBA Disaster Loan.
Homeowners often sign for SBA loans because it sounds like the best offer. For personal property replacement loans, yes, for home repair loans no. No if your household is 80% AMI or below which is low to moderate income. HUD CDBG-DR for home repair.
Once you sign your SBA loan agreement for your disaster loan you also signed away any Grant money that you may have been eligible for at a later date. The key is never take a loan when you qualify for a grant but the grants come after the loans.
By Murray Wennerlund published 1-15-2022 updated 2-14-2022
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First SBA announcement for the new year that may bring a shakeup to the disaster lending program. Or will Mr. James simply abandon the idea of creating a lending program designed to assist disaster recovery efforts and keep things as they are?
By Murray Wennerlund published 1-2-2022 updated 8-23-2022
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I am asked often if I would do carpentry work in my area. I'm getting too slow to actually handle most of the jobs I'm asked to do. I'd like to handoff the work to a carpenter that's better than me. I'm always looking for a good carpenter helper for projects I take on. Contact me and get listed and working.
Recent changes are: eligible uses of the loan proceeds, business size standard, maximum loan limits, appeal of application that has been declined for a second time.
The Small Business Administration on 09/03/2021 published to the Federal Register a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Louisiana FEMA-4611-DR, dated 08/29/2021 for Physical Damage and EIDL
By Murray Wennerlund published 9-7-2021 updated 9-7-2021
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When you are navigating the federal disaster assistance agencies your first stop should be to the TruckAndTools.Com Disaster Resources. Every disaster agency uses the same process but not every disaster agency follows strict policy and guidance. Don't go into your disaster recovery with blind trust of your federal and state agencies that are leading the push to get you sheltered and out of the program.
SVO Grant is a duplication of benefits with the SBA EIDL and any PPP Draw. A duplication of benefits occurs when your business including self-employed gig workers receives financial assistance which can be in the form of federal secured loans
By Murray Wennerlund published 4-8-2021 updated 1-15-2022
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EIDL Advance is to make payments to covered entities that have not received the full amounts to which the covered entities are entitled under section 331 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced hundreds of small business owners to search the internet for DIY assistance with SBA and US Treasury programs. From the CARES Act we will merge into the American Rescue Plan of 2021 with proper business planning.
COVID-19 Targeted EIDL Advance was signed into law on December 27, 2020, as part of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Non-Profits, and Venues Act. The Targeted EIDL Advance provides businesses located in low-income communities.
For some households, the information I provide helps them get back in their homes. Others I've had a hand in helping them recovery from some of their disaster debt burden. In any case, when you use the information I provide and it's helpful and makes you more successful with your disaster rebuild or new construction then feel free to contribute what you can and when you can. It helps with the hours of unpaid research and reading.
Section 324 Summary of H. R. 133 Save Our Stages (SOS) Shuttered Venue Operator Grants Questions with Answers. Be sure to submit your question using the form near the bottom of this article. I will be updating this section as changes are published
By Murray Wennerlund published 1-26-2021 updated 2-10-2021
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