Front and Center: New SBA Grant Program for Shuttered Venue Operators | Proskauer Rose LLP
CAA”), which provides $900 billion in new COVID-19 relief funding, was signed into law on December 27, 2020. Section 324 of Title III of the CAA, the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act (the “ Hard Hit Act”), introduces a new $15 billion grant program through which the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “ SBA”) will provide aid to struggling live venue operators and related businesses. This program offers a critical lifeline from the Federal government for the nation’s performing arts venues, movie theatres and museums. Grants made under such ...