Approvals for thousands of Restaurant Revitalization Fund applicants were rescinded after court orders struck down a policy that favored historically underserved groups.
Courts rule against restaurant fund's priority policy Federal courts in Texas and Tennessee have ruled against a policy under the federal government's Restaurant Revitalization Fund that created a 21-day exclusivity period for businesses owned by women, veterans and "socially and economically disadvantaged" individuals. As a result, the Small Business Administration has altered its approach to managing the program, and almost 3,000 business owners who were told they had been approved have had payments halted.













