{"id":51352,"date":"2023-04-17T07:15:23","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T11:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=51352"},"modified":"2023-04-17T07:15:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T11:15:23","slug":"chautauqua-county-residents-businesses-affected-by-winter-storm-elliott-eligible-for-federal-grants-loans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/chautauqua-county-residents-businesses-affected-by-winter-storm-elliott-eligible-for-federal-grants-loans\/","title":{"rendered":"Chautauqua County Residents, Businesses Affected By Winter Storm Elliott Eligible for Federal Grants, Loans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/USDA.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"47678\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/usda-awards-38-million-to-nys-to-support-farmers-increase-access-to-local-foods\/usda\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/USDA.jpg?fit=816%2C564&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"816,564\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"USDA\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/USDA.jpg?fit=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/USDA.jpg?fit=816%2C564&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-47678\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/USDA.jpg?resize=375%2C259&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/USDA.jpg?w=816&amp;ssl=1 816w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/USDA.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/USDA.jpg?resize=768%2C531&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Chautauqua County residents and small businesses affected by <strong>Winter Storm Elliot<\/strong>t can now access federal grant and loan programs.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/strong> (USDA) announced the availability of grants to assist residents in need of home repairs following the severe storm in December 2022. The <strong>Small Business Association<\/strong> (SBA) is also offering federal disaster loans for families, businesses, and farms with uninsured or under-insured losses due to the storm.<\/p>\n<p>To qualify for the USDA grant, homes must be in the presidentially declared disaster areas in Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Erie counties. The <strong>Rural Disaster Home Repair Grant Program<\/strong> offers up to $40,675 in assistance to repair storm damaged homes. For more information on the program, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rd.usda.gov\/page\/rural-development-disaster-assistance\">https:\/\/www.rd.usda.gov\/page\/rural-development-disaster-assistance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The SBA loan is available to families and businesses in Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Erie counties. As of early April, the SBA has approved over $5.8 million in disaster loans for 195 businesses and residents across Western New York. The deadline to apply for this loan is April 28, 2023. For more information on this program, visit<a href=\"https:\/\/disasterloanassistance.sba.gov\/ela\/s\/\"> https:\/\/disasterloanassistance.sba.gov\/ela\/s\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chautauqua County residents and small businesses affected by Winter Storm Elliott can now access federal grant and loan programs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of grants to assist residents in need of home repairs following the severe storm in December 2022. The Small Business Association (SBA) is also offering federal disaster [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":47678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[13182,13181,2295,13180],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/USDA.jpg?fit=816%2C564&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YlJ4-dmg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53889,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/usda-approves-agriculture-disaster-designation-for-31-nys-counties-following-freeze-that-destroyed-crops\/","url_meta":{"origin":51352,"position":0},"title":"USDA Approves Agriculture Disaster Designation for 31 NYS Counties Following Freeze That Destroyed Crops","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"August 21, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved the New York State Farm Service Agency\u2019s request for a federal Agricultural Disaster Designation following this past May\u2019s deep freeze that destroyed thousands of acres of crops for 31 counties across Upstate New York. 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