The text of the CARES Act states that it was implemented to "provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic." As Jason Rantz documents, Washington illegally imposed a racial test on recipients. Federal aid should really be conditioned on non-discriminatory application. ...to qualify to the Washington Equity Relief Fund, a group of “reviewers” made sure the nonprofits were “led by and serving Black, Indigenous and people of color.”... A group of over 100 peer reviewers discussed and scored applications before doling out funding, in collaboration with the Department of Commerce. The reviewers were “prioritized” on the basis of their race. About 95% identified as a racial minority and 77% experienced poverty. Ironically, the Department of Commerce had the reviewers, who were excluding nonprofits run by white people due to perceived privilege, go through compulsory “anti-bias” training.