All borrowers, regardless of loan size, can use SBA's direct forgiveness portal. Applying for forgiveness using the portal can take as little as 15 minutes.Small business, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, sole proprietorships, self-employed individuals, and independent contractors are eligible to apply. Create an account in the MySBA Loan Portal (lending.sba. Gov) to monitor your loan status or to make payments. This advance may be available even if your EIDL application was declined or is still pending and will be forgiven. 9. Sole Proprietors are eligible to apply. Track your loan spending to prove you used it on eligible expenses 3. Use bookkeeping records for your loan forgiveness application 4. Yes, sole proprietors and independent contractors can apply to the EIDL program as long as they have verifiable business income for 2019 or January of 2020.