There is no provision for forgiveness on these loans, nor should anyone expect that there will be. The EIDL is a decades-old program, and if they forgive loans for this particular disaster, then borrowers for every other EIDL program are going to expect forgiveness on their loans as well. It's not happening.
Eligibility requirements Be an operating business. Operate for profit. Be located in the U.S. Be small under SBA size requirements. Not be a type of ineligible business. Not be able to obtain the desired credit on reasonable terms from non-federal, non-state, and non-local government sources.
Businesses must meet the following criteria to qualify for economic injury: The business was directly impacted by the disaster. The business cannot cover expenses due to the disaster and/or debt payments. The business was physically located in the declared disaster area.