WASHINGTON—The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced that the deadline to apply for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan [EIDL] program for the COVID-19 Pandemic disaster declaration is extended to Dec. 31, 2021. The deadline extension comes as a result of the recent bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress and enacted by President Trump on Dec. 27.

To date, the SBA has approved…