Northern Colorado, Boulder Valley eateries, bars received $100M+ in COVID-19 relief

Of the nearly $500 million in Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants issued to Colorado restaurants, bars and food trucks during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than one-fifth went to establishments in Northern Colorado and the Boulder Valley. 

Eateries and watering holes in Boulder, Broomfield, Weld and Larimer counties accounted for more than $111 million in funding, according to an analysis of data provided by U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s office.

“Restaurants are the heart of our communities and many in Colorado were in dire straits during the pandemic,” the freshman Democratic lawmaker said in a prepared statement. “These grants will help keep many doors open…