SBA Administrator Visits Baltimore for Bridge Collapse Aid
Administrator Guzman started the day hosting a roundtable alongside U.S.
- Administrator Guzman started the day hosting a roundtable alongside U.S.
- Senator Ben Cardin, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, and County Executive Johnny Olszewski to meet with small business owners affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and hear about the challenges they are facing.
- The leaders then joined Administrator Guzman for a tour of an SBA Business Recovery Center and spoke with local and national press about the SBA’s collaboration with federal, state, and local officials to mobilize resources to assist small businesses following the bridge collapse.
- In the wake of the bridge collapse, the SBA has made low-interest, long-term Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) available to affected business owners in Maryland and contiguous counties in neighboring states to help them overcome temporary loss of revenue.