Restaurant industry praises upcoming Covid-19 grant program

A planned grant program focused on helping food and beverage businesses survive the Covid-19 pandemic is drawing praise from local and national industry leaders. The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, a Covid-19 relief package, includes a number of provisions targeted toward small businesses. Among them is $28.6 billion for a restaurant relief fund, which will take shape as a grant program run by the Small Business Administration. The restaurant industry has long called on the federal government…