The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced in a news release on Saturday that low-interest federal disaster loans are available to small businesses and private nonprofits that may have been affected by the drought that began on September 16, 2025.

The disaster declaration covers several counties in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, including Columbiana County and Mahoning County in Ohio and Lawrence County in Pennsylvania.

In these counties, the SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program is available to the following:

Eligible small businesses

Small agriculture cooperatives

Nursuries

Private nonprofits

The program is available to those organizations and businesses that have experienced financial losses related to the drought.

However, the SBA clarifies that

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