Pandemic grants for small businesses
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 ·
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.