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The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Vol. 1 · No. 32

Friday, May 22, 2026

32 issues in archive

Rule lifecycle · DOCKET:Disaster Declaration #21515 and #21516

Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Montana

Small Business Administration — observed across 2 documents over 15 days.

In plain English

The SBA is declaring a major disaster in Montana, which makes federal emergency funding available to help people and communities recover from damage, but does not include the separate disaster loans program for businesses. If your Montana business was damaged, you'll need to apply through regular SBA disaster loan channels rather than relying on this public-assistance-only declaration.

First seen

Apr 21, 2026

Last seen

May 6, 2026

Latest stage

Notice

PRORULE → RULE

Stage timeline

  1. Notice·Apr 21, 2026·91 FR 21361

    Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Montana

    #2026-07727

  2. Notice·May 6, 2026·91 FR 24633

    Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Montana

    #2026-08974