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# #SaveOurStages Delayed: SBA SVOG portal to re-open end of the week at earliest
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/saveourstages-delayed-sba-svog-portal-to-re-open-end-of-the-week-at-earliest/
- Published: 2021-04-19T13:22:57.000Z
- Updated: 2021-04-19T13:22:59.000Z
- Description: The SBA admitted late Friday that it’s portal to administer $16.3 billion in Shuttered Venue Operating Grants (SVOG) to devastated independent music venues, promoters, and agents would not open until. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2021/04/saveourstages-delayed-sba-svog-portal-to-
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Live & Ticketing, Music Business, SBA, SVOG, #saveourstages, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:51

The SBA admitted late Friday that it’s portal to administer $16.3 billion in Shuttered Venue Operating Grants (SVOG) to devastated independent music venues, promoters, and agents would not open until late this week at the earliest.

![Closed sign with "Sorry We're Closed" message, black background, white and red text indicating business closure, commonly used in retail or service establishments.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/www-hypebot-com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/closed.jpg)

Thursday will mark 2 full weeks since the SBA was forced to shutter its new SVOG portal before it had taken a single grant application.

The tweet read:

The US Office Of Inspector General also issued a letter critical of the SBA’s planning and questioning the agency’s ability to handle the massive grant program.