Judge: SBA Did Not Err In Rejecting Performing Arts Group’s Bid For COVID-19 Grant

(December 13, 2023, 8:37 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge granted a cross-motion for summary judgment of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and denied a motion for summary judgment of a performing arts organization in the organization’s lawsuit alleging that the SBA illegally denied the organization’s application for a Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) during the COVID-19 pandemic, concluding that the SBA acted reasonably in finding the organization to be ineligible for a grant....