SBA New Mexico Hosts Disaster Recovery Webinars in English and Spanish for the South Fork Fire, Salt Fire & Flooding Disaster

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) New Mexico District Office is hosting a webinar series in English and Spanish, “New Mexico South Fork Fire, Salt Fire & Flooding Information Session with Q&A” to assist homeowners, renters, nonprofits, and businesses affected by the New Mexico South Fork Fire, Salt Fire, & Flooding Presidential declared disaster.

The SBA Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience (ODR&R), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the New Mexico Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) will present on resources they can provide. Guest speakers from other government agencies (e.g., the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)) may also present.

Deadlines are approaching for SBA and FEMA.

Read this information in Spanish

SBA

• Disaster Declaration #20407 & #20408 | NM-20004

  • Applies to businesses, homeowners, renters and non-profits.

    • Physical Damage Deadline: August 19, 2024

    • Economic Injury Deadline: March 20, 2025

• Disaster Declaration #20451 & #20452 | NM-20006

  • Applies to Private Non-Profit (PNP) organizations that provide essential services of a governmental nature.

    • Physical Damage Deadline: September 9, 2024

    • Economic Injury Deadline: April 11, 2025

FEMA

• DR-4795-NM

  • Individual Assistance (IA) Grants Deadline: August 19, 2024

Disaster Recovery Webinars

Important: Registration is NOT required. To join the webinar, click on a date/link below a few minutes before the start time.

Note: Similar information will be presented in all webinar sessions; however, updates will be provided as changes arise, and guest speakers and resources may be added.

• Location: Virtual/Online (MS Teams)

• Cost: Free

• Intended audience: Everyone

  • Homeowners, renters, nonprofits, and business owners were affected by the South Fork Fire, Salt Fire, and flooding.

  • Government agencies/departments or anyone who can assist with disseminating the information to the public

• Private/public businesses, nonprofits, etc.

• Media/Press

Below are the upcoming scheduled webinars. However, check the SBA New Mexico Events Calendar (www.sba.gov/nm); more webinar dates will be added as needed.

• English Webinars

  • Tuesday, 8/13/24, 1:00–2:00 pm MT [https://www.sba.gov/event/51313]

  • Tuesday, 8/27/24, 1:00–2:00 pm MT [https://www.sba.gov/event/51314]

  • Tuesday, 9/10/24, 1:00–2:00 pm MT [https://www.sba.gov/event/51384]

• Spanish Webinars

  • Thursday, 8/8/24, 7:00–8:00 pm MT (Spanish) [https://www.sba.gov/event/52106]

  • Monday, 8/12/24, 3:00–4:00 pm MT (Spanish) [https://www.sba.gov/event/51225]

  • Wednesday, 8/14, 6:30–7:30 pm MT (Spanish) [https://www.sba.gov/event/52107]

For questions, contact mercedes.chavez@sba.gov and michelle.duran@sba.gov.