COVID-19 Relief in 2021: What Small Businesses Need to Know
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As most of the population is aware, to try and preserve the economy and businesses viable during the COVID-19 pandemic, congress passed the CARES Act. That bill included the Payroll Protection Program (PPP), in which small...more
The program guide addresses application requirements and eligibility criteria for prospective grantees as they prepare for the program’s announced May 3 launch. On April 20, 2021, the Small Business Administration (SBA)...more
The Restaurant Revitalization Funding (RRF) program, established pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act signed into law March 11, 2021, provides eligible businesses with the opportunity to recoup a portion of their...more
This week the Small Business Administration (SBA) provided guidance on how the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund will work. The Restaurant Revitalization Fund provides for qualified restaurants and other food...more
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the first form of federal relief prepared specifically for restaurants is likely to be delivered soon. Many restaurants have benefited from Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans,...more
On December 27, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The Act includes a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, known as the “Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and...more
The $1.9 trillion stimulus package, known as the American Rescue Package (the “Rescue Package”), enacted on March 11, 2021, established a $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund (“Restaurant Fund”) for restaurants and...more
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (the Rescue Plan) into law. The $1.9 trillion package is the third law enacted to aid the economy and struggling Americans as the COVID-19 pandemic continues...more
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan of 2021. This legislation includes a Restaurant Revitalization Fund (“RRF”) for which Congress has allocated $28.6 billion in program grants for eligible...more
Yesterday, President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Act), which includes new pandemic-relief grants for small and mid-sized restaurants and bars; expansion of the Paycheck Protection...more
Who Is an Eligible Entity? A restaurant, food stand, food truck, food cart, caterer, saloon, inn, tavern, bar, lounge, brewpub, tasting room, taproom, licensed facility or premise of a beverage alcohol producer where the...more
Earlier this afternoon, as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the Act), Congress established a $28.6 billion fund to provide grants to restaurants that have been devastated by the pandemic (the Restaurant...more
On March 6, 2021, the Senate passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package known as the American Rescue Plan (ARP), including a $28.6 billion fund to assist restaurants. The relief package now heads back...more
The recent $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package is delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals. The related legislation, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, provided more than $300 billion in aid for...more
Late on January 6, 2021, the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) and the Department of Treasury released an Interim Final Rule called “Business Loan Program Temporary Changes; Paycheck Protection Second Draw Loans”...more
On January 19, 2021, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a new interim final rule on loan forgiveness and loan review procedures for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), as reinitiated by the Economic Aid to...more
On December 27, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The Act includes a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, known as the “Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits...more
The Economic Aid Act continues the CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program with an additional $284 billion to provide forgivable loans to eligible small businesses, including certain borrowers that already received loans. ...more
While the arrival of vaccines for the coronavirus have us seeing the proverbial light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, many small businesses, particularly in industries such as travel, hospitality and specialty retail,...more
The Alabama Department of Revenue issued helpful guidance on January 7, following its December 18, 2020 guidance implementing Governor Ivey’s landmark Supplemental Emergency Proclamation. The new guidance affirms the...more
On December 27, 2020, Congress passed the Economic Aid Act, another COVID-19 relief bill with changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and the opportunity for many PPP loan recipients to apply for a second loan,...more