{"id":57880,"date":"2024-02-08T23:47:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T23:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/sba-administrator-visits-maui-on-six-month-anniversary-of-wildfires-announces-more-than-292-million-in-disaster-assistance-loans-for-residents-and-businesses\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T23:47:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T23:47:04","slug":"sba-administrator-visits-maui-on-six-month-anniversary-of-wildfires-announces-more-than-292-million-in-disaster-assistance-loans-for-residents-and-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/sba-administrator-visits-maui-on-six-month-anniversary-of-wildfires-announces-more-than-292-million-in-disaster-assistance-loans-for-residents-and-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"SBA Administrator Visits Maui on Six-Month Anniversary of Wildfires; Announces More Than $292 Million in Disaster Assistance Loans for Residents and Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maui, Hawaii, Feb. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman<\/b><\/a>,<\/b>\u00a0head of the\u00a0<\/b>U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and the voice in President Biden\u2019s Cabinet for America\u2019s more than 33 million small businesses and startups visited Maui, HI, to highlight the agency\u2019s work in the aftermath of the disastrous August 2023 wildfires, meet with local partners involved in Maui\u2019s recovery, and speak with impacted communities. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn the six months since the devastating Maui wildfires, the U.S. Small Business Administration has helped deliver the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s whole-of-government approach to Maui\u2019s recovery by scaling up our local operations, expanding our partnerships on the ground, and offering financial relief and technical assistance to small businesses and the communities they serve,\u201d said Administrator Guzman. <\/b>\u201cThe SBA has directed more than $292 million in loans to small business owners, nonprofits, and renters seeking to rebuild their lives. We know there is still a long road ahead to economic recovery, and the SBA stands ready to work alongside federal, state, local, and private partners to ensure all of the communities impacted can reimagine and rebuild leveraging the full resources of the SBA.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Administrator Guzman first traveled<\/a> to Maui alongside FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on Aug. 11, 2023, following President Biden\u2019s disaster declaration in Hawaii. The Administrators surveyed the damage and highlighted federal resources available to those affected by the wildfires. The SBA also opened<\/a> its first Business Recovery Center (BRC) on Maui ahead of President Biden\u2019s visit on Aug. 21, where he met with local officials regarding ongoing recovery efforts and continued to commit the full weight of the federal government to help the people of Hawaii rebuild. <\/p>\n

As of February 5, 2024, the SBA has approved more than 1,700 loans totaling $292.7 million<\/b> in disaster lending for Hawaii:<\/p>\n