U.S. Small Business Administration, "COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan" program page (Internet Archive copy of July 28, 2026)
Summary
U.S. Small Business Administration program page for the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), with a notice that the program is not accepting new applications, increase requests, or reconsiderations. The notice says that as of January 1, 2022, SBA stopped accepting applications for new loans or advances, that as of May 6, 2022, SBA is no longer processing increase requests or reconsideration requests, and that as of May 16, 2022, the COVID-19 EIDL portal, also known as the "RAPID portal", is closed. The page says COVID-19 EIDL loan funds were to be used for working capital and other normal operating expenses and must be repaid, while EIDL Advances were awarded to existing applicants who met certain criteria and do not need to be repaid.
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“U.S. Small Business Administration, ‘COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan’ program page (Internet Archive copy of July 28, 2026).”
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COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Read about the COVID-19 EIDL program, which provided loans and advances to help businesses recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic. Make a payment Notice: the COVID-19 EIDL program is not accepting new applications, increase requests, or reconsiderations - As of January 1, 2022, SBA stopped accepting applications for new COVID-19 EIDL loans or advances. - As of May 6, 2022, SBA is no longer processing COVID-19 EIDL loan increase requests or requests for reconsideration of previously declined loan applications. - As of May 16, 2022, the COVID-19 EIDL portal (covid19relief1.sba.gov, also known as the "RAPID portal") is closed. Program summary The COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs provided funding to help small businesses recover from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. There were two types of COVID-19 EIDL funding: - COVID-19 EIDL loan funds were to be used for working capital and other normal operating expenses. These loans are not forgivable and must be repaid Requirements vary depending on the size of the loan Loan increases were available until funds were exhausted - The EIDL Advance funds were awarded to existing COVID-19 EIDL applicants who met certain criteria. Advances are like grants, but without typical U.S. government grant requirements EIDL Advances do not need to be repaid - About COVID-19 EIDL This federal small business loan program supported small businesses’ recovery from the COVID-19 disaster’s economic impacts. - About EIDL Advance programs For the hardest hit businesses and private nonprofits, SBA offered two kinds of advance EIDL funding that did not need to be repaid. - Manage your EIDL Learn how to monitor the status of your COVID-19 EIDL, make payments, and request servicing actions. - EIDL data SBA maintains access to data for all its current and past COVID-19 relief programs, including its COVID-19 EIDL programs.
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