{"id":189,"date":"2013-10-02T00:06:06","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T00:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bbedc.aktechproof.com\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2026-01-05T20:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:33:56","slug":"interest-rate-assistance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/?page_id=189","title":{"rendered":"Interest Rate Assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bt-boatdrill1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"bt-boatdrill1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-773\" src=\"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bt-boatdrill1-300x200.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 3px; border-style: solid; margin: 0px 5px; width: 300px; height: 200px; float: right;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bt-boatdrill1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bbedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bt-boatdrill1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>BBEDC offers resident fishers an opportunity to reinvest in their commercial fishing operations by providing relief from a portion of the interest on fishery related loan payments.&nbsp; In 2026, this program will provide 4% of interest due up to $4,000 annually.&nbsp; The program is offered on a first come, first served basis.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tParticipation is limited to one loan per individual\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tApplicants must be a BBEDC resident\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tLoans must be for a vessel, permit or gear\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tLoans must be in good standing\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tApplicants must apply prior to making the current payment\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tApplicants must allow at least 2 weeks for processing an application\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tPayments are made directly to the lending institute\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-Interest-Rate-Assistance-Application-12-25-PDF-Fillablefinal.pdf\">2026&nbsp;Interest Rate Assistance Application<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/W-9-2.pdf\">IRS W-9 Form<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tFor more information please contact Alice Ruby&nbsp;at 907-842-4370 or 1-800-478-4370.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBEDC offers resident fishers an opportunity to reinvest in their commercial fishing operations by providing relief from a portion of the interest on fishery related loan payments.&nbsp; In 2026, this program will provide 4% of interest due up to $4,000 annually.&nbsp; The program is offered on a first come, first served basis. Participation is limited [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":247,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-189","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=189"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9132,"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189\/revisions\/9132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bbedc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}