Relief grants to become available for live venues, museums, movie theaters impacted by COVID
Updated 7:15 AM;
By Michael P. Norton | State House News Service
An application period is about to open for federal relief grants that will become available to live venue operators, theatrical producers, live performing arts organization operators, museum operators, movie theater operators, and talent representatives.
On Thursday, the U.S. Small Business Administration plans to begin taking applications under the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. The federal agency has launched a portal in advance.
The national program was initially established with a $15 billion appropriation under the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act signed into law by President Trump on Dec. 27, 2020, and the American Rescue Act signed by President Biden on March 11 added $1.25 billion in funding.
By State House News Service
An application period is about to open for federal relief grants that will become available to live venue operators, theatrical producers, live performing arts organization operators, museum operators, movie theater operators, and talent representatives.
On Thursday, the U.S. Small Business Administration plans to begin taking applications under the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. The federal agency has launched a portal in advance.
The national program was initially established with a $15 billion appropriation under the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act signed into law by President Trump on Dec. 27, 2020, and the American Rescue Act signed by President Biden on March 11 added $1.25 billion in funding.
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When Jessi Kirley took the reins at the Family Business Center in 2018, she was looking for a new challenge and some meaning.
“I had a major what-matters-most moment,” she said. “I had just lost my dad to cancer, my own health was suffering, I’d been working in the medical field for 20 years, and I was facing burnout and overperformance. When my dad died, I ended up quitting my job what mattered most was reconnecting to my health and wellness.”
The FBC, known for its dinner forums, morning workshops, peer-advisory groups, custom consulting, and other programs cultivated under the long-time leadership of Ira Bryck, proved a gratifying role, but it like so many companies and organizations across the U.S. became a financial victim of COVID-19 and closed its doors last spring.
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NORTHAMPTON JKirley Collective, a new, local collaborative offering personal and professional development courses, is making its debut with the launch of a virtual pilot program, “Dignity in Conversation,” to kick off its “Dignity Series” offerings.
JKirley Collective collaborates with others who share the mission of helping people unlock their potential to build the lives they want through transformative action, founder Jessi Kirley said.
“When the coronavirus pandemic hit, I was the executive director for the Family Business Center of Pioneer Valley, which has now closed its doors permanently, like so many other valuable businesses in Western Mass.,” she said. “In response to this forced disruption and global tragedy, I found myself asking what really matters to me, and to this world. I started a business to pursue my passion of helping people unlock their potential, to craft the lives they want.”
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