SBA can provide loans to help cover the costs and expenses that your business would have been able to handle if the disaster did not happen. Initial debt relief assistance.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. After registration, you may use this streamlined process to automatically submit your forgiveness request to your lender. Unlike the Paycheck Protection Program Loan, there is no loan forgiveness for an EIDL. That means NO COLLATERAL. â—‹. December 31st, 2021 (or when funding runs out). Identify the borrower. A borrower can apply for forgiveness once all loan proceeds (for which the borrower is requesting forgiveness) have been used.