When disasters strike rural areas, people there often have a harder time finding out about and accessing help from the federal government compared to people in cities and towns. This bill tackles that problem by requiring the Small Business Administration to make sure rural disaster victims get the same access to disaster assistance as everyone else. Specifically, it tells the SBA's Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience to actively reach out to people in rural disaster areas and provide them with clear information about what help is available. This means the government won't just wait for rural business owners to find assistance on their own—they'll send targeted outreach and marketing materials directly to these communities. The goal is simple: make sure that when a disaster is officially declared in a rural area, the people living there actually know about and can access the disaster aid they're entitled to, rather than being left behind because they didn't hear about the programs.

Rural Small Business Resilience Act

Morrison, Kelly

Rural Small Business Resilience ActThis bill requires the Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience to take necessary actions to ensure that individuals located in rural areas where a disaster has been declared have full access to disaster assistance. Such actions include providing targeted outreach and marketing materials to such individuals.