{"id":861,"date":"2021-11-20T09:03:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T09:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mysetaside.com\/newsevents\/?p=861"},"modified":"2021-11-20T09:03:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T09:03:22","slug":"sba-news-this-week-covid-eidl-deadline-approaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysetaside.com\/news-and-events\/sba-news-this-week-covid-eidl-deadline-approaches\/","title":{"rendered":"SBA News This Week, COVID EIDL Deadline Approaches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.4;margin:0;padding:0;width:100%!important\">\n<a name=\"m_2736023930001884146_x_gd_top\" id=\"m_2736023930001884146x_gd_top\"><\/a>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" style=\"border-spacing:0px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-collapse:collapse!important;margin:0;padding:0;width:100%!important\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" 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style=\"font-family:sans-serif;text-align:center;line-height:1.1;font-family:sans-serif;color:#ffffff;font-size:14px;margin:0\">\nIllinois District Office &#8211; November 2021<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\" id=\"m_2736023930001884146x_row-2\" bgcolor=\"#002e6d\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse!important;border-left-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-top-style:none;background-color:#002e6d;padding:10px 0px 20px\">\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin:0px;padding:0px;max-width:600px;width:100%;margin:0 auto\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"m_2736023930001884146x_main-header\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#002e6d\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse!important;background-color:#002e6d;padding:20px 30px\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"u s small business administration\" width=\"290\" height=\"80\" style=\"height:auto;line-height:1;outline:none;text-decoration:none;border:none!important;max-width:100%!important;height:auto!important;width:290px;height:auto!important;max-height:auto!important;border:none\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/uFEBhEJBngsEQxBTpCLX6lwg36XJkXSBRdsLtoTgd5B1vIrDp9lfVM2VGvGW9cSR9TvEY6aAbX0rcS3ikCKjRP0ZewnKQV3EKiFc7PA7ZeTE9bRaawxjkoY6sd69JqELYSSFvGwUfIiOldyTzhLEaA7641-A75b6JhVp-BNQ2kk=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/USSBA\/2018\/09\/2144901\/final-horiz-white_original.png\" class=\"CToWUd\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\" id=\"m_2736023930001884146x_row-3\" bgcolor=\"#f2f2f2\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse!important;background-color:#f2f2f2;padding:20px 0px\">\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin:0px;padding:0px;max-width:600px;width:100%;margin:0 auto\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"m_2736023930001884146x_main-body\" width=\"100%\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse!important;background-color:#ffffff;padding:30px\">\n<h1 align=\"center\" style=\"font-family:sans-serif;text-align:center;line-height:1.1;font-weight:bold;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:28px;margin:0 0 20px\">\nIn this week&#8217;s newsletter, learn about:&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 7px\">\n<a href=\"#m_2736023930001884146_x_link_3\" style=\"color:#0b97dd;text-decoration:underline;word-break:break-word\">A Historic High, More Than $1.4 Billion Disbursed to Illinois Small Businesses Through SBA&#8217;s Signature Loan Programs<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 7px\">\n<a href=\"#m_2736023930001884146_x_link_1\" style=\"color:#0b97dd;text-decoration:underline;word-break:break-word\">Reminder: COVID EIDL Applications Due Before Dec. 31, 2021<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 7px\">\n<a href=\"#m_2736023930001884146_x_link_2\" style=\"color:#0b97dd;text-decoration:underline;word-break:break-word\">For Economic Development Organizations: SBA 2021 Innovation Ecosystem Summit Nov 15-17<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 7px\">\n<a href=\"#m_2736023930001884146_x_link_4\" style=\"color:#0b97dd;text-decoration:underline;word-break:break-word\">Local Small Business Trainings<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin:0px;padding:0px\">\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin:0px;padding:0px\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 align=\"left\" style=\"font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.1;font-weight:bold;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:28px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 20px\">\n<a name=\"m_2736023930001884146_x_link_3\" id=\"m_2736023930001884146x_link_3\" style=\"color:#0b97dd;text-decoration:none;word-break:break-word\">A Historic High, More Than $1.4 Billion Disbursed to Illinois Small Businesses Through SBA&#8217;s Signature Loan Programs<\/a><\/h1>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image of a graph with the following text, small business lending for fiscal year 2021\" width=\"540\" height=\"270\" style=\"height:auto;line-height:1;outline:none;text-decoration:none;border:none!important;max-width:100%!important;height:auto!important;width:540px;height:auto!important;max-height:auto!important;border:none\" 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$44.8 billion in funding to small businesses through more than 61,000 traditional loans in the last 12 months ending on Sept. 30, 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 15px\">\n\u201cIn the midst of a once-in-a-generation pandemic, the SBA\u2019s mission-driven team delivered a record number of SBA\u2019s traditional loans to our nation\u2019s small businesses \u2013 in addition to more than $1.1 trillion in COVID-related relief since the start of the pandemic,\u201d&nbsp;said&nbsp;SBA\n Administrator Guzman.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 15px\">\nMore than $1.4 billion dollars in loans were made by SBA-approved lenders in Illinois, totaling 2,160 loans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\" 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align=\"left\" style=\"font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 15px\">\nThe SBA recently made program enhancements to support businesses throughout the COVID-19 economic disruptions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 7px\">\n<strong><u>Lending Cap:&nbsp;<\/u><\/strong>The lending cap for the COVID EIDL program was lifted from $500,000 to $2 million.&nbsp;Loan funds can be used for any normal operating expenses and working capital, including payroll, purchasing equipment, and paying debt.<\/li><li style=\"font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 7px\">\n<strong><span style=\"font-family:sans-serif;text-decoration:underline;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif\">Deferred Payment Period:<\/span>&nbsp;<\/strong>Loan payments are deferred for 24 months after loan origination.<\/li><li style=\"font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 7px\">\n<strong><u>Expanded Eligible Use of Funds:<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;COVID EIDL funds are now eligible to prepay commercial debt and make payments on federal business debt.<\/li><li style=\"font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 7px\">\n<strong><u>Simplification of affiliation requirements:<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;The SBA has established more simplified affiliation requirements to model those of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund.<\/li><\/ul>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 15px\">\nFor more information about COVID EIDL, visit the SBA <strong><a 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style=\"font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.1;font-weight:bold;font-family:sans-serif;color:#002e6d;font-size:20px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 5px\">\nUpcoming COVID EIDL Illinois District Office Hours<\/h2>\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin:0px;padding:0px\">\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin:0px;padding:0px\">\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin:0px;padding:0px\">\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin:0px;padding:0px\">\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 15px\">\nJoin the SBA&#8217;s Illinois District Office to learn about the changes to the COVID EIDL program and how to navigate the application and reconsideration process. 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The final date to apply to the COVID EIDL program is December 31, 2020.&nbsp;<strong>Wednesday, November 17, 3:30 p.m. &#8211; 4:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 align=\"center\" style=\"font-family:sans-serif;text-align:center;line-height:1.1;font-weight:bold;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:16px;margin:30px 0\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTExMTYuNDg5MjgwNDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5ldmVudGJyaXRlLmNvbS9lL2NvdmlkLWVpZGwtcHJvZ3JhbS11cGRhdGVzLW9mZmljZS1ob3Vycy1yZWdpc3RyYXRpb24tMjEwMDA0ODU5MTg3P3V0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSJ9.alDPBrqodk5NNoJEWerMG4B7kVDvjvRb3PPGBFN9dVE\/s\/2041939890\/br\/121077226157-l\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;word-break:break-word;background-color:#002e6d;border-radius:3px;border-color:#002e6d;border-style:solid;border-width:12px 25px\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTExMTYuNDg5MjgwNDEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5ldmVudGJyaXRlLmNvbS9lL2NvdmlkLWVpZGwtcHJvZ3JhbS11cGRhdGVzLW9mZmljZS1ob3Vycy1yZWdpc3RyYXRpb24tMjEwMDA0ODU5MTg3P3V0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSJ9.alDPBrqodk5NNoJEWerMG4B7kVDvjvRb3PPGBFN9dVE\/s\/2041939890\/br\/121077226157-l&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1637468001795000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1KCL2qSZXo5CsPJx4Ndd5R\">Register<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2 align=\"left\" style=\"font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.1;font-weight:bold;font-family:sans-serif;color:#002e6d;font-size:20px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 5px\">\nCOVID EIDL Program Updates &amp; Office Hours<\/h2>\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin:0px;padding:0px\">\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin:0px;padding:0px\">\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin:0px;padding:0px\">\n<div style=\"line-height:1;margin:0px;padding:0px\">\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 15px\">\nThe COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program is&nbsp;a federal disaster relief loan designed to support small business communities still reeling from the pandemic.&nbsp;Join the SBA&#8217;s Illinois District Office to learn about the changes to the program and how\n to navigate the application and reconsideration process. 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