Financing
Week One of the $29B Restaurant Revitalization Fund: $2B awarded
Initial grants averaged $125,000, draining the fund by about 7%. Industry officials have voiced fears that the pool will run dry in a matter of weeks.
Financing
The Restaurant Revitalization Fund has already received a lot of applications
The $29 billion fund already has 186,200 applicants in just two days. About half the requests have come from operators believed to be most in need, the White House says.