Updated on January 26, 2021 at 7:42 pm NBC Universal, Inc. When Judith Less applied for a loan under the federal Paycheck Protection Program, she was hoping the cash might help out with overhead at her Pompton Plains consignment shop. “I was hoping to get enough money to pay my rent,” said Less. But when she got the federal assistance, it was barely enough to pay for lunch. The grand total in PPP aid? Just $27. “Twenty-seven dollars was all mine,” she chuckled. “I’m glad I don’t have to worry about paying that much back.” Less isn’t the only small business owner who applied for a financial lifeline, only to get a splash of cold water. The I-Team examined records from the U.S. Small Business Administration and found more than 300 New York and New Jersey small businesses that got PPP loans worth less than $500. They include a Long Island home improvement company that received $59, a Red Bank college consultant who hauled in $13, and a Toms River real estate company that obtained a PPP loan for exactly $7.