Case docket
SBA Shuttered Venue Operators Grant — post-application and audit guidance
SBA SVOG — 4 court filings in the archive from U.S. Small Business Administration, filed between February 12, 2021 and July 22, 2022.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. Small Business Administration |
|---|---|
| Filings | 4 public filings |
| Filed | 2021-02-12 – 2022-07-22 |
| Original PDFs | 2 of 4 |
Case summary
This page collects two U.S. Small Business Administration guidance documents on the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program: Post-Application Guidance, current as of February 16, 2022, which answers common questions for applicants across the application, review, post-approval, award and disbursement and declined-application stages; and Audit and Attestation Requirements for For-Profit Recipients, dated July 22, 2022. Both documents record that the program was created by Section 324 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act, part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Public Law 116-260, signed December 27, 2020, and that Section 324 was amended by Section 5005 of the American Rescue Plan Act, Public Law 117-2, signed March 11, 2021.
Case at a glance
| Parties | Issuing body: the U.S. Small Business Administration. The documents address SVOG applicants and grant recipients, including for-profit recipients |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | Agency / no docket. Post-Application Guidance dated February 16, 2022; Audit and Attestation Requirements for For-Profit Recipients dated July 22, 2022 |
| Program | Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG). The guidance also states that a PPP loan does not count against the $750,000 federal expenditure threshold that triggers a third-party audit |
| Claims | Not applicable. These are program guidance documents, not pleadings |
| Disposition or status | Published guidance. The Post-Application Guidance states it is current as of February 16, 2022; the audit document sets out the audit options a for-profit recipient may use to meet the SBA requirement |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read |
How much money did the program carry?
The audit document records that the Economic Aid Act included $15 billion in grants to operators of eligible shuttered venues, that the American Rescue Plan Act provided an additional $1,249,500,000 for eligible entities, and that at least $2 billion of the total was reserved for applicants with up to 50 full-time employees.
Who could receive a grant?
The audit document lists eligible recipients as live performing arts organization operators, live venue operators or promoters, motion picture theater operators including owners, museum operators, talent representatives and theatrical producers, and states that recipients may be non-federal entities such as states, local governments or nonprofit organizations, or for-profit entities.
When is an audit required?
When a recipient expends more than $750,000 in federal funds across all federal sources within its fiscal year. A PPP loan does not count against that threshold. For a for-profit entity, the audit document applies the threshold to revenue recognized from the award of $750,000 or more in a fiscal year, and offers four options including a single audit or a program-specific audit under 2 CFR 200.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
4 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.