Texas Tech University’s Northwest Texas Small Business Development Center (NWTSBDC) in Lubbock is available to provide information and assistance for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), a new disaster assistance fund from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The fund was established as part of the American Rescue Plan to provide funding to restaurants and other qualifying businesses impacted by COVID-19. Recipients are not required to repay the funding as long as funds meet eligible use requirements no later than March 11, 2023. Applicants could submit their application beginning be submitted starting Monday. “Eligible entities include restaurants, food trucks, caterers, bars, saloons, lounges and taverns,” ...