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# Music venues hopeful after SBA finally begins taking SVOG grant applications
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/music-venues-hopeful-after-sba-finally-begins-taking-svog-grant-applications/
- Published: 2021-04-27T10:55:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-04-27T10:05:05.000Z
- Description: Hope returned for struggling indie music venues and agents Monday wafter the SBA finally began taking applications for desperately needed Shuttered Venue Operating Grants (SVOG) after multiple false starts. A. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2021/04/music-venues-hopeful-after-sba-f
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Live & Ticketing, Music Business, SVOG, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:51

Hope returned for struggling indie music venues and agents Monday wafter the SBA finally began taking applications for desperately needed Shuttered Venue Operating Grants (SVOG) after multiple false starts.

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A little over two weeks ago, the SBA SVOG portal crashed on opening day before taking a single application.

Hypebot talked to several dozen venues and agents Monday afternoon who had completed the SVOG application process within 2 hours or less of the portal opening. While some found the questions unclear, few reported technical glitches.

#### **MORE: [SBA SVOG portal set to open Monday after multiple false starts](https://www.hypebot.com/sba-svog-portal-set-to-open-today-after-multiple-false-starts/)**