Tune in to Music Advocacy this Month and Beyond
Given the extremely challenging learning circumstances amid the COVID-19 crisis, our collective commitment to improving music education opportunities in school for all children is stronger than ever.
Newest Developments on Shuttered Venue Operator Grants and PPP Loans
Even as Congress advances the next COVID-19 relief bill, federal agencies are still working to administer current forms of support signed into law last December.
Pension Relief Proposed in New COVID-19 Bill
Among the many provisions under consideration in the newest federal relief package, huge progress has been made to include substantial and long-awaited relief for both single- and multi-employer pension plans.
Speak up: Congress finalizing next relief package
Congress is rapidly advancing a new $1.9 trillion package of COVID-19 relief, building on a proposal by the Biden-Harris Administration, and using the budget reconciliation process to speed approval with a simple majority vote in the Senate.
Urgent COVID Relief Updates, and Opportunities to Support Music in Our Schools
Speak up: Congress finalizing next relief package; Pension Relief Proposed in New COVID-19 Bill; Newest Developments on Shuttered Venue Operator Grants and PPP Loans; Tune in to Music Advocacy this Month and Beyond
Sharon D. Hatchett Joins League of American Orchestras’ Board of Directors; South Carolina Philharmonic Executive Director Rhonda Hunsinger Joins as an Ex-Officio Member
Sharon D. Hatchett and Rhonda Hunsinger have joined the Board of Directors of the League of American Orchestras.
Congress Takes Up Next Round of COVID-19 Relief!
Congress is racing to complete the next COVID-19 relief package before a number of provisions expire in mid-March, using the budget reconciliation process to speed approval with a simple majority vote in the Senate.
NEA Grants Support 44 Orchestra Projects in First Round of FY21 Funding
NEA’S First Round of FY21 Grants Support Orchestral Concerts and Community Programming; Upcoming NEA grant deadlines; FY21 GAP, Part 1 Grants to Orchestras
Letter to Washington
This (date of letter), containing recommendations to the Biden Administration, helps us imagine how government could support orchestras and other arts organizations, and suggests priorities for orchestras themselves as well.
COVID-19 Relief Updates, Engaging New Congress and Administration, and Travel Advisories
Guidance on the Shuttered Venue Operators Grants Emerges as PPP Fully Opens; Speak Up as Congress Designs Next Relief Package!; League Advances Arts and Nonprofit Requests to Biden-Harris Administration; Travel Advisories: What’s Out, What’s Extended, and What’s New