A highly publicized opening day for distressed movie theaters and live venues to seek federal Covid-19 relief grants instead fizzled out, as technical difficulties forced the Small Business Administration to shut down its portal for taking applications.“SBA is working closely with the portal vendors to reopen as soon as possible,” the agency said. “SBA will share advance notice of the time and date before the reopening so all applicants can be prepared and to ensure fair and equal access.”It is unclear if the agency will be able to take applications on Friday.
A spokesperson for the SBA did not immediately return a request for comment.The Save Our Stages Act, which provided $15 billion for live venues especially hard hit by the Covid-19
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