DC's official convention and sports authority has announced an $18M fund to address the impact of COVID-19 on the city's hospitality and tourism businesses. Restaurants, hospitality businesses, hotels and undocumented workers will all benefit.
The fund includes:
- $5M for hospitality and restaurant recovery, workers and operators
- $5M for hotel recovery, workers and operators
- $5M for undocumented workers living in DC
- $3M for destination marketing
"Events DC will formally execute agreements to ensure that processes and the appropriate safeguards are in place prior to providing the funds."
