SBA Says ‘Save Our Stages’ Funding Approval Notices Are Being Sent to Indie Venues — But No Money Yet
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Small Business Administration stated Wednesday that notices of approved relief money from the $16 billion Save Our Stages act — which was passed into law nearly five months ago, although no money has been distributed to date — began to be sent to independent venues on Wednesday morning.While SBA chief Isabel Guzman stated during two separate Congressional hearings on Wednesday that “awards” — which would seem to indicate money — have begun to be sent, a rep for the organization clarified the “semantics” of the statement to Variety, noting that the official wording means notice of awards (i.e.