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Crowded concert halls are still a long way off due to the ongoing pandemic, but the venues that host those crowds are soon to receive financial help from the federal government. Starting April 8, music venues, movie theaters and theater companies can apply for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant on the U.S. Small Business Administration website.

The Paycheck Protection Program is meant to help small businesses keep workers on payroll. But first, businesses have to get the money — a process that has proven difficult for some.