Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) Program
The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program was established by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, signed into law on December 27, 2020. The program includes $15 billion in grants to shuttered venues, to be administered by the SBA’s Office of Disaster Assistance. For more information on the SVOG, please click on the link below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bheNvP94Ea0AWw7zrfS3tPtNMsWgcaYL/view?usp=sharing
Governor to Deliver State of the State Address
MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Nora Meyers Sackett
Press Secretary, Office of the Governor
January 25, 2021
TOMORROW: Governor to deliver State of the State address
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will deliver a virtual State of the State address hosted by the New Mexico Legislature on Tuesday, January 26 at 12:30pm.
WHAT: Remote State of the State address
WHEN: Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 12:30pm
The news conference will be streamed live on the governor’s Facebook page as well as on the Legislature’s website – https://www.nmlegis.gov.
Media outlets and television stations should contact Daniel Marzec (Daniel.Marzec@nmlegis.gov) with Speaker Brian Egolf’s office for details on accessing the House video feed.
Media outlets interested in obtaining embargoed speech materials, including for television and radio broadcast, should contact Nora Meyers Sackett (nora.sackett@state.nm.us) with Gov. Lujan Grisham’s office for details.
Small Business CARES Relief Grants
The Small Business CARES Relief Grants were created by the State of New Mexico in the November 2020 Special Session to provide $100 million in grant funding to New Mexico small businesses, including for-profit entities and nonprofit organizations, that are experiencing financial hardship due to the pandemic.
The application will be open from noon on December 7 through noon on December 18.
The application will be available at www.nmfinance.com.
