Andrew Limbong
Most people in the live music industry were ecstatic when Congress passed the bipartisan Save Our Stages Act in December. It created a $15 billion grant program, run by the Small Business Administration, that would help rescue an industry badly wrecked by the coronavirus pandemic.
But then there were skeptics like Matt Garrison, co-founder of Shapeshifter Lab, a small music and arts club in Brooklyn, N.Y. I was like, Yeah, yeah: I ll believe it when I see it. And I said that months ago, Garrison says.
It s March now, and the website for businesses to apply for this program known as the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) isn t up and running yet. The SBA says they expect to have the portal for applications up by early April.
Shuttered Venue Grants Are Coming In April, After A Long Wait
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