Overview
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, calls on the Small Business Administration to back loans mainly through its 7(a) loan program, which offers loans to eligible small businesses. This is in addition to the stimulus law passed on March 6, dubbed the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act which expanded the criteria for businesses to qualify for loans granted under the SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program. Below are summaries and links about both programs.

​Q. How do I find out if I have Business Interruption Insurance?
A. Contact your Insurance Broker and/or review your commercial property policy?
Q. If I have Business Interruption Insurance, do I have a claim?
A. You can always file a claim. Whether it’s compensable is a very complicated answer.

​The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is aware that States and localities have implemented or may consider implementing quarantine or travel restrictions on persons entering from certain locations within the United States and U.S. territories with sustained community transmission.

​​The Airport Restaurant and Retail Association (ARRA) and the Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) are jointly calling for airports to institute an immediate moratorium on the issuance of solicitations for new concessions (RFPs and RFQs), and a suspension of solicitations currently in progress, pending the end of the pandemic.

​USA. The Airport Restaurant and Retail Association (ARRA) and the Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) has urged airports to halt concessions bids and leasing processes until the COVID-19 crisis is under control.

​Foodservice related industry associations are urging the government to take certain actions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

​The USA’s Airport Restaurant & Retail Association (ARRA) and Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) have urged airports and Congress to pass financial relief for airport restaurateurs and retailers affected by COVID-19 pandemic.

​The massive disruption in aviation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted concessionaire trade groups to seek relief in an effort to stem financial losses.

​The newly formed Airport Restaurant & Retail Association (ARRA) has hired its first executive director. Rob Wigington, the former president and CEO of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, has been tapped to lead the organization as it strives to educate the airport community on issues impacting airport concessionaires.