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Grants Available for Event Venues

Governor Tony Evers announced several grant programs for event venues Thursday aimed to help businesses recover from COVID-19 hardships. 

Businesses and venues that generate more than half of its revenue through live events are eligible for the grants. 

Grants are also available for movie theater operators, and for vendors of live events venues and businesses. 

A ‘live event venue’ is defined as, “An in-person gathering for a specific entertainment or social event, including concerts, plays, weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, business conferences, and other similar events.”

Get more grant information here. The deadline to apply is Oct. 15, 2021.

Event Venue program announcement and details>>

Live event small business grant announcement details>>

If you are a movie theater, there is a grant program here>>

If you have vendors that provide a significant portion of their goods or services to your live event venue, there is a grant program here>>

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