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Outdated poverty data funneled millions to wealthy D.C. neighborhoods, Post analysis shows
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Outdated poverty data funneled millions to wealthy D.C. neighborhoods, Post analysis shows
By John D. Harden
November 19, 2019 at 3:56 p.m. EST
A federal program that funneled millions of dollars into the District’s richest neighborhoods at the expense of poorer areas it was created to help used unadjusted and outdated data for years that failed to capture the city’s rapid economic growth.
The Washington Post reported in April that hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts were awarded to District businesses enrolled in the Historically Underutilized Business Zones program from 2000 to 2018. Almost 70 percent of the money went to a dozen businesses, mostly in areas such as Dupont Circle, Navy Yard and downtown Washington.
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Outdated poverty data funneled millions to wealthy D.C. neighborhoods, Post analysis shows
By John D. Harden
November 19, 2019 at 3:56 p.m. EST
A federal program that funneled millions of dollars into the District’s richest neighborhoods at the expense of poorer areas it was created to help used unadjusted and outdated data for years that failed to capture the city’s rapid economic growth.
The Washington Post reported in April that hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts were awarded to District businesses enrolled in the Historically Underutilized Business Zones program from 2000 to 2018. Almost 70 percent of the money went to a dozen businesses, mostly in areas such as Dupont Circle, Navy Yard and downtown Washington.
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