Small businesses and nonprofit organizations across Southeastern Massachusetts that suffered economic losses during the historic February 2026 blizzard are now eligible for federal disaster assistance following approval of a request submitted by Governor Maura Healey.
The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved a disaster declaration making low-interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans available to eligible businesses and private nonprofit organizations in Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes and Plymouth counties. The declaration also extends eligibility to neighboring Nantucket, Norfolk and Suffolk counties.
The loans are designed to help businesses and nonprofit organizations recover from financial losses caused by the storm and may be used for working capital and operating expenses that could not be met because of the blizzard’s economic impacts. Eligible applicants may borrow up to $2 million…