ORLANDO, Fla. โ Monday nightโs deal reached in Congress for a new stimulus package will be showing some strong support for small business owners and for nonprofit organizations.
Funding from the new round of COVID-19 relief will go toward small businesses, including minority-owned businesses, nonprofits, and food assistance programs to help them recover from the pandemic.
โIn that package, there is some funding for food assistance programs, much like SNAP, which is formerly known as food stamps.
Essentially, what happens in the bill is that theyโve allocated $13 billion for SNAP and other food assistance programs.โAccording to the organization, the current bill would provide them funding through the SNAP federal food assistance program.
The much-anticipated federal relief funding also includes $15 billions to help independent movie theaters, cultural institutions and live venues like the Amway Center and Camping World Stadium, which werenโt included in the first round of COVID-19 relief funding.