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Did Keisha Lance Bottoms' Resurgence Grant Fund give nearly $30 million?

Matches stated record claim. She announced the fund in July 2020; about $8.2 million of the nearly $30 million came in a 2022 round after she left office, and it was federal pandemic aid.

Keisha Lance Bottoms

Pandemic grants for small businesses

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What they say

Her campaign says she launched the Resurgence Grant Fund, which let small businesses apply for up to $40,000 and has given nearly $30 million to more than 1,000 businesses and nonprofits.

“Launched the Resurgence Grant Fund that allowed small businesses to apply for up to $40,000 of assistance during the pandemic, which has provided nearly $30 million to more than 1,000 businesses and nonprofits”

Source: Keisha for Governor

What the record shows · Aug 30, 2022

Invest Atlanta, the city's development agency, says she announced the fund on July 27, 2020, with grants of up to $40,000. In 2022 it said the fund's 2020 and 2022 rounds had given nearly $30 million to over 1,000 businesses and nonprofits.

Sources: Invest Atlanta, Invest Atlanta

Limit: About $8.2 million of the total came in the 2022 round, after she left office. The money was federal pandemic aid, not city money.

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