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In letters obtained by NPR, the Small Business Administration informs local Planned Parenthood affiliates that they are ineligible for loans received through the Paycheck Protection Program because of rules intended to limit the funds to small businesses

Trump Administration To Planned Parenthood: Return Coronavirus Relief Funds

5:11pm May 21, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

The Small Business Administration is asking local Planned Parenthood affiliates to return funds received under a coronavirus relief program.

Banks reported struggling to get through to the Small Business Administration on Monday to enter loan application information to the newly replenished small business relief program.

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Small Business Loans Site Crashes On First Day Of Reopening

2:47pm April 27, 2020

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Bankers tell NPR that the SBA's portal wouldn't allow them to enter the loan application information that is needed to access the PPP program.

FEMA Assistance Tally Is More Than Half A Million Dollars For Local Tornado Victims

6:18pm June 04, 2018

So far, the federal government has given more than half a million dollars to assist local tornado victims in Guilford and Rockingham Counties.