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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Francisco Sánchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, announced today that SBA has approved more than $6 million in federal disaster loans for New Mexico businesses and residents impacted by the South Fork Fire, Salt Fire and flooding that began June 17. According to Sánchez, SBA has approved $638,400 for businesses and $6,278,800 for residents to help rebuild and recover from this disaster.

“SBA’s disaster assistance employees are committed to helping businesses and residents rebuild as quickly as possible,” said Sánchez. Businesses and residents in the Mescalero Apache Tribe and in Lincoln, Otero, Rio Arriba and San Juan counties in New Mexico who sustained damages are encouraged to apply prior to the Aug. 19 deadline at SBA.gov/disaster. “Don’t miss out on any assistance you may be entitled to by not registering for help. You don’t need to wait for your insurance to settle or obtain a contractor’s estimate,” he added.

In order to allow the borrower time to begin their recovery, interest does not begin to accrue until 12 months from the date of the first disaster loan disbursement. SBA disaster loan repayment begins 12 months from the date of the first disbursement.

SBA continues to provide one-on-one assistance to disaster loan applicants at the following locations on the days and times indicated. No appointment is necessary.

Businesses of all sizes and private nonprofit organizations may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory and other business assets. SBA can also lend additional funds to help with the cost of improvements to protect, prevent or minimize disaster damage from occurring in the future.

For small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations of all sizes, SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. Economic injury assistance is available regardless of whether the business suffered any property damage. The deadline to apply for economic injury is March 20, 2025.

Disaster loans up to $500,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. Homeowners and renters are eligible for up to $100,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property, including personal vehicles.

Interest rates can be as low as 4 percent for businesses, 3.25 percent for private nonprofit organizations, and 2.688 percent for homeowners and renters with terms up to 30 years. Loan amounts and terms are set by SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition.

Applicants may apply online and receive additional disaster assistance information at SBA.gov/disaster. Applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.

The deadline to apply for property damage is Aug. 19, 2024. The deadline to apply for economic injury is March 20, 2025.

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Peer Support Self Help Group in Alamogordo

Location: 1215 New York Ave Alamogordo, NM 88310 Phone: 575-649-8518

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Early Childhood/Back to School Assistance Program Applications

• Applications submitted ON/BEFORE July 26th, checks will be distributed in the Mescalero Community Center Gym on Thursday August 1st starting at 9am
• If you DID NOT get a call back about missing info or more info needed; your application was approved for the Enrolled Youth that is 0-3 or 4-19 that is enrolled in PreK to 12 grade
• ALL applications submitted AFTER July 26th, checks will be mailed out at a later date, after approval.
• These applications will be accepted until August 16th at COB (430pm). After this date, applications will NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED.
• Link to download Early Childhood /Back to School Assistant Application: https://mescaleroapachetribe.com/wp-content/uploads/Front_Office_20240717_174726.pdf

South Fork and Salt Fire/Flood Relief Program Applications

• JULY 31st is the last day to submit the Fire/Flood application by Close Of Business (COB) (430pm).

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The FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) has MOVED to a different location: the NEW Empowerment Building beside the old football field!

The DRC is no longer located at the Mescalero Apache Schools.

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Check out three recently uploaded documents to the page titled, Tribal Codes.

Click the link below to view the documents!

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Reminder:

General meeting will be July 30^th at 9AM in the Mescalero Community Center Gym and lunch will be provided.

Mescalero Apache Tribe employees and IMG employees are welcome to attend however, you must check in with your supervisor/director first. In order for services to continue, employees are responsible for checking in with their boss to ensure adequate coverage is available before attending the General Meeting.

There will be sign-in sheets for employees that attend.

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For August 1, 2024: $700 per eligible child

Checks will be distributed on the following schedule:

• Thursday, August 1, 2024 at the Mescalero Community Center – Gymnasium   9:00 am – 4:00 pm 

• Friday, August 2, 2024 at the Tribal Finance (Accounting) Office   9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Check mailing information:

• Checks will be mailed on Monday, August 5, 2024 at 2:00 pm
• Checks will be mailed to out-of-town residents only
  • if you reside in Mescalero, Ruidoso, Tularosa or Alamogordo (locals) and would like your check mailed, please notify the Finance Department no later than Friday,  August 2^nd, 2024 by 3:00 pm
• If you are an out-of-town resident and do not want your check mailed, please notify the Administrative front desk receptionists no later than Wednesday, July 31^st by 4:00 pm.  All address changes will need to be made with Tazalynn Cochise as soon as possible
• Once the checks are placed in the mail, they become property of the US Postal service- we cannot go back and request for a check to be pulled or recovered

Returned checks:

• All returned checks will go directly to Tribal Finance
  • Please call Tazalynn Cochise with any address changes
• Tribal Finance will then contact Tazalynn Cochise for an updated address
  • If an updated address is not received, the check will remain in Tribal Finance until a new address has been received
• Once Tribal Finance receives the updated address, the check will be mailed out the next business day

Lost/stolen checks:

• If you lose a check or it is stolen, you will need to notify the Tribal Finance Department
• The stop payment takes approximately 3 business days
  • Once the stop payment has been approved, it will be re-issued the Friday after

Things to remember:

• Please have an ID available, as the individuals distributing checks may not know you and will need to verify your identity
• If you are under the influence, checks will not be distributed to you
• Early check releases cannot be accommodated

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.

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