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.Create an account in the MySBA Loan Portal (lending.sba. Gov) to monitor your loan status or to make payments. After registration, you may use this streamlined process to automatically submit your forgiveness request to your lender. A business may qualify for both an EIDL and a physical disaster loan. Forgive the outstanding balances of EIDL loans issued during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of January 1, 2022, SBA stopped accepting applications for new COVID-19 EIDL loans or advances. Find out how to apply for a small business disaster loan if your business suffered damage and is in a presidentially declared disaster area. The Small Business Administration (SBA) offers lowinterest loans after a declared disaster.