Hereâs how Utahâs struggling live-event businesses can get $3 million in grants Deadline for arts and sports businesses to apply is Thursday at noon. (Beau Pearson | courtesy of Ballet West) Artist Olivia Gusti and first soloist Tyler Gum (foreground) rehearse, in socially distanced conditions, for Ballet West's season opener, "Nine Sinatra Stories." | Updated: Dec. 13, 2020, 3:26 a.m. Utah is offering $3 million in grants to help live event businesses, everything ranging from ballets to concert halls to arenas. Applications to the COVID-19 Live Events Grant program, which is managed by the Governorâs Office of Economic Development, open Tuesday morning and close Thursday at noon. To be eligible, businesses must be âsubstantially involvedâ in promoting arts, sports or similar events and have lost money due to the pandemic.