THE U-S SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION REMINDS SMALL BUSINESSES, SMALL AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT MONDAY, JULY 3RD IS THE FILING DEADLINE FOR FEDERAL ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS IN TENNESSEE AS A RESULT OF THE DROUGHT THAT BEGAN OCTOBER 25TH, 2016. THE DROUGHT DECLARATION INCLUDES LAWRENCE, GILES, MAURY, WAYNE, BEDFORD, LEWIS, LINCOLN, MARSHALL, RUTHERFORD AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES. UNDER THIS DECLARATION, THE ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE FARM-RELATED AND NON-FARM-RELATED ENTITIES THAT SUFFERED FINANCIAL LOSSES AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE DROUGHT. APPLICANTS MUST APPLY ONLINE USING THE ELECTRONIC LOAN APPLICATION ON THE SBA'S WEBSITE AT DISASTERLOAN.SBA.GOV/ELA. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE WEBSITE SBA.GOV.