Got this email yesterday, I believe I applied 3/30 or 4/1:
Dear Applicant,
On March 29, 2020, following the passage of the CARES Act, the SBA provided small business owners and non-profits impacted by COVID-19 with the opportunity to obtain up to a $10,000 Advance on their Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). The Advance is available as part of the full EIDL application and will be transferred into the account you provide shortly after your application is submitted.
To ensure that the greatest number of applicants can receive assistance during this challenging time, the amount of your Advance will be determined by the number of your pre-disaster (i.e., as of January 31, 2020) employees. The Advance will provide $1,000 per employee up to a maximum of $10,000.
You may be eligible for another loan program, the
Paycheck Protection Program, which is available through participating lenders. Below is a comparison of the two loan programs:
Paycheck Protection Program Full EIDL Loan
PURPOSE | Forgivable if used for payroll (minimum of 75% of the funds received) and the remaining for certain operating expenses (amount of any EIDL advance is not forgivable) | To meet financial obligations and operating expenses that could have been met had the disaster not occurred (amount of any EIDL advance is forgiven) |
TERMS | Up to $10 million
1% interest rate | Up to $2 million
3.75% for businesses
2.75% for non-profits |
FORGIVABLE | YES | NO – EIDL Loan
YES – EIDL Advance |
MATURITY | 2 years | 30 years |
FIRST PAYMENT DUE | Deferred 6 months | Deferred 1 year |
Then I read this from one of my FB real estate groups regarding the same email:
I just got this email (applied 3/30/20) from the SBA. My friend got this same email Friday and today he received $6k (via ACH with no notifications) for a company with 6 employees. If you applied for EIDL expect $1k per employee up to 10.
So I think I may get something this Friday. I'll take 1,000 if I can't get 10. I'll keep the board updated.