Small Business Administration: Targeted Outreach about Disaster Assistance Could Benefit Rural Communities
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Description
Examines disaster loan trends in rural and urban areas using geocoded Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loan application data for fiscal years 2017 through 2022. Describes challenges rural communities may face in seeking disaster assistance from SBA and actions SBA could take to address these challenges.
Date
02/2024
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Document
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Government Accountability Office
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Community and economic development · Emergency preparedness and response · Funding · Healthcare business and finance · Infrastructure · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data