D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced more than $8 million in additional funds for D.C. Small Business Recovery Microgrants Program.

The city has already invested $25 million in the fund to provide relief to local small businesses for expenses including employee wages and benefits, rent, and other operating costs. The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) has since received over 7,000 applications for the grant program.