Nearly 3,000 approved applicants, all women and people in groups deemed most in need, were told they wouldn't get their funds following legal challenges to the selection process. By Peter Romeo on Jun. 15, 2021…… The 2,965 operators are all women, persons deemed socially and economically disadvantaged, or military veterans. They had applied for federal relief during the first 21 days of the Revitalization program, when priority was given to those groups because they were regarded as particularly in need of financial assistance. Given those developments, the SBA alerted 2,965 female and disadvantaged applicants via letter that they would not...
