Disaster Loan Outreach Centers open in Vigo, Monroe counties, available to area residents impacted by June 25 storms

These centers are for those impacted by the June 25 storms only.

Businesses and residents in Monroe, Vigo and contiguous counties may qualify for low interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration following damage incurred from storms that rolled through Indiana on June 25, 2024.

Beginning at noon Monday, July 22, the SBA and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) will open Disaster Loan Outreach Centers (DLOC) at separate locations in Monroe and Vigo counties to assist residents in filing claims and answering questions regarding potential assistance to recover from damages. 

These centers are for those impacted by the June 25 storms only.

Monroe County:

Disaster Loan Outreach Center
July 22 – Aug. 5
Frank Southern Ice Arena
2100 S. Henderson St.
Bloomington, IN 47401
Hours: M-F 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Vigo County:

Disaster Loan Outreach Center
July 22 – Aug. 5
Ivy Tech Campus
8000 Education Drive
Terre Haute, IN 47802
Hour: M-Thursday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Note: Both locations will not open until noon on July 22, 2024.

These services are available for residents in the following Indiana counties (additional to Monroe and Vigo): Brown, Clay, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion; and in the Illinois counties of Edgar and Clark.

SBA Customer Service representatives will be on hand at the DLOC to answer questions about the loan program and help with applications. Additionally, staff from IDHS will help answer questions about the Indiana State Disaster Relief Fund, which can be used to cover losses not eligible for SBA loans.

Residents and businesses in the impacted counties will have until Sept. 16, 2024, to return applications for physical property damage. Those seeking Economic Injury Loans will have until April 17, 2025, to apply. Small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private nonprofit organizations located in the designated counties that have suffered substantial economic injury from the storm may be eligible for an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL).

Visit www.SBA.gov for more information about the SBA disaster loan program.