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The live music industry and entertainment venues are one of the industries to take a giant hit from the pandemic, and any help to keep them running is necessary.
Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced on Wednesday that over 100 live music and entertainment venues across the state have received a $3.4 million grant. The grant came through the Michigan Stages Survival Grant Program which was incepted to help music venues that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
101 venues in 30 Michigan counties were eligible for the grant and each were awarded up to $40,000 to help cover payroll, rent, mortgage, any other costs to help the venues reopen. A full list of the venues that received the grant can be seen here. The following 15 are located in West Michigan:
More Than 100 Music and Entertainment Venues in MI Receive Grants 975now.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 975now.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
See which Michigan entertainment venues in your area got $40K grants
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Posted Mar 11, 2021
A nightime view of Mechanic Street and the Michigan Theatre in downtown Jackson on Friday, April 3, 2020. J. Scott Park | MLive.com
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Dozens of small live music and entertainment venues have sat empty in Michigan for the past year, but a new Michigan grant is helping to keep 101 of them afloat.
The state announced the 101 awardees of its $3.4 million Michigan Stages Survival Grant Program on Thursday, March 11. Nearly half of the awarded businesses received the maximum grant of $40,000.
There were 392 applicants for the grants.
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