Tag: Shuttered Venue Operators Grant

  • New Jersey indie venues continue to experience losses despite reopening

    New Jersey indie venues continue to experience losses despite reopening

    New Jersey Independent Venue Association (NJIVA) continues to champion relief funding for New Jersey’s venues and promoters after learning the first round of state funding, the Community Stage Relief Grant, went largely ungranted. The industry, according to NJIVA’s recent survey, is still struggling. Last month, NJIVA sent a survey to New Jersey venues and promoters to…

  • Opinion: Many thanks for helping venues stay afloat

    Opinion: Many thanks for helping venues stay afloat

    The application portal for the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) to provide relief funds for devastated indie venues across the U.S. has launched after a failed launch earlier in April due to technical difficulties. You might better recognize this as the culmination of the #SaveOurStages (SOS) Act spearheaded by the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) that you…