Funding and Grants
SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan - Nebraska Drought (NE-20020-01)
SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan - Nebraska Drought (NE-20020-01) is a federal funding program available in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. Working-capital disaster loans for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, nurseries, small aquaculture, and private nonprofits hurt by the 2026 Nebraska drought.
- LevelFederal
- AdministratorU.S. Small Business Administration (direct disaster loans)
- Who can applyDeclared Drought Counties, Which Include Scotts Bluff County
- FundingUp to $2,000,000
Check which parcels qualify on the map See all funding programs
Who qualifies
- The applicant is a small business, small agricultural cooperative, nursery, small aquaculture enterprise, or private nonprofit in a declared county (Scotts Bluff County is covered).
- Agricultural producers (farmers and ranchers) are not eligible except small aquaculture.
This program is available throughout Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska.
Funding terms
Economic Injury Disaster Loan up to $2,000,000 for working capital; rates as low as 4 percent (business) or 3.625 percent (nonprofit); terms up to 30 years. Application deadline applies- confirm the current date.
What you need to apply
- SBA Disaster-Loan Application
- Financial Statements Showing Economic Injury
The rule behind this program
Every eligibility statement on this page traces to first-party authority (corpus version 2026.06).
- Program Guidance: SBA - relief for Nebraska small businesses and nonprofits affected by drought (NE-20020-01)
Advisory only. Eligibility is a deterministic read of public program rules as of the cited corpus version and is not legal advice or a guarantee of funding; every determination must be reviewed against the live program and counsel.