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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”

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.

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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  1. Keisha for Governor, track record: economy and educationhttps://www.keishaforgovernor.com/issues/education

    Keisha for Governor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Captured 2026-09-23. The detail page behind the economy item on her track record page. The site files it at /issues/education.

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  2. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces New Grant Funding to Support Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19https://www.investatlanta.com/about-us/news-press/mayor-keisha-lance-bottoms-announces-new-grant-funding-to-support-small-businesses-impacted-by-covid-19

    Invest Atlanta · Published Jul 27, 2020 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Invest Atlanta is the city's development authority and runs the fund. Dated July 27, 2020: grants up to $40,000, paid from the city's federal CARES Act money.

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  3. Mayor Andre Dickens Announces Resurgence Grant Fund Awardshttps://www.investatlanta.com/about-us/news-press/mayor-andre-dickens-announces-resurgence-grant-fund-awards-to-support-small-businesses-and-nonprofits-impacted-by-covid-19

    Invest Atlanta · Published Aug 30, 2022 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Dated Aug. 30, 2022. A 2022 round of more than 420 grants totaling $8.2 million, paid from federal American Rescue Plan money. Says the 2020 and 2022 rounds together gave nearly $30 million to over 1,000 businesses and nonprofits.

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