Federal Relief: PPP for Freelance Theatremakers (3.3.21)

On March 3rd, 2021, TCG hosted a technical assistance session led by Andrea Nellis, TCG’s interim CFO, and Lucy Mallett of Arts FMS designed to help theatremakers who are self-employed, freelance, and/or those working as 1099 contractors access federal relief from the Payroll Protection Program (PPP).

Over the past year, TCG has fought hard to make sure that freelance theatremakers and other gig economy workers with mixed income sources (such as W-2s and 1099) receive full support from federal relief, rather than unfairly being limited to partial benefits. The Biden administration has just altered the Paycheck Protection Program’s rules, increasing the amount sole proprietors are eligible to receive and imposing a 14-day freeze on loans to companies with 20 or more employees. This means the time is now to apply to this critical source of relief. Please learn more about TCG’s overall efforts to advocate and disseminate federal relief efforts here.