{"id":1664,"date":"2017-10-03T12:37:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T12:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grantnews.press\/blog\/?p=503"},"modified":"2025-11-03T15:44:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:44:52","slug":"500-year-storms-prompt-new-hires-from-sba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/500-year-storms-prompt-new-hires-from-sba\/","title":{"rendered":"Storms Prompt New Hires from SBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grantnews.press\/public\/images\/home\/429s24u3emphgro5bwd6nw_gn.png\" alt=\"sba\" width=\"600\" height=\"334\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the last month, our nation has experienced multiple 500-year storms: Harvey, Irma and Maria. While the rising waters and ceaseless winds destroyed many small businesses, leaving doors closed and individuals without jobs, the demand for building trades has made contractors the most sought-after workers.<\/p>\n<p>Recovery efforts have prompted the need for new hires to fill jobs from the Small Business Administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Small Business Administration is hiring temporary employees to assist with disaster relief efforts this hurricane season from September 1st to\u00a0December 31st, 2017\u201d (U.S. Small Business Administration).<\/p>\n<p>While these temporary positions cannot compensate for the severe loss of work, they provide an opportunity to accelerate the rebuilding process and a chance for others to contribute necessary skills and experience during the recovery period.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the following job listings and corresponding application details on\u00a0www.sba.gov.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Administrative Support Assistants<\/li>\n<li>Attorneys<\/li>\n<li>Business and Home Loan Officers<\/li>\n<li>Construction Analysts (Loss Verifiers)<\/li>\n<li>Cost &amp; Damage Estimation\/Damage Verification\/Flood Zone Mapping<\/li>\n<li>Credit Analysis\/Loan Processing\/Mortgage Underwriting<\/li>\n<li>Document Preparation\/Legal Review\/Loan Closings<\/li>\n<li>Information Technology Specialists (Customer Support)<\/li>\n<li>Loan Processing Assistance\/Clerical\/Data Entry\/Document Scanning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During this critical stage of restoration, it\u2019s time to consider the effectiveness of current disaster-prevention procedures.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GrantWatch<\/a>\u00a0offers a disaster-relief database of funding opportunities to implement adequate, updated prevention tactics and systems.<\/p>\n<p>While repairing the damages, consider how this destruction can be avoided in the future. 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Additionally, it lists\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grants-for-nonprofits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>grants for\u00a0<em>nonprofits<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grants-for-small-business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>grants for\u00a0<em>small businesses<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grants-for-government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>grants for\u00a0<em>government agencies<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grants-for-individuals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>grants for<em>\u00a0Individuals<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-444d0960-a635-4c3d-93ea-4fa37d1c66ce\">GrantWatch also offers innovative funding tools like the\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/ai-grant-writing-tool.php\">AI Grant Writing Tool<\/a><\/em><\/strong><em>,\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grant-search.php\">AI Grant Searching Tool<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0making it easier to find grants, track deadlines, and draft proposals. 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