

The American Rescue Plan Act authorized an additional $1.5 billion to assist shuttered live venues. 133, which authorized $15 billion for the program. Courtney helped create the SVOG program when he voted to pass H.R. Courtney joined Donna Lynn Hilton, Artistic Director of Musicals at Goodspeed, and other local theater and live venue operators outside of the Goodspeed Opera House to announce the opening of applications for the SVOG program.

Congratulations to Artistic Director Donna Lynn Hilton and the entire team at Goodspeed Opera House-they're part of what makes eastern Connecticut a great place to call home, and it's good to see them get the support they need." This new support will make a big difference as they re-open this summer, and that's exactly why I voted to pass the American Rescue Plan. American Rescue Plan funding is helping our students get back on track, it's supporting our local police stations and firehouses, and now it's being delivered directly to our local live venues and theaters. "This federal funding is going to help Goodspeed and the other local venues we love to hit the ground running this summer, and to stay open and on their feet as our recovery continues. "We're seeing over and over again how the American Rescue Plan is targeted at our local recovery in eastern Connecticut, and it's great to see support coming home to assist the historic Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam," Rep. 1319) to target support specifically towards live venue operators-theaters, museums, cinemas, and other similar entities. The grant was awarded to the historic opera house through the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program, which was authorized by Congress and supported by the American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. NORWICH, CT-Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) made the following statement today after the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, CT was officially awarded a federal relief grant through the American Rescue Plan totaling more than $2,000,000.
