# £2.25 million Emergency Grassroots Music Venues Fund launches

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/07/28/2-25-million-emergency-grassroots-music-venues-fund-launches/
- Published: 2020-07-28T18:41:23+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced a £2.5
million fund to support grassroots live music venues at imminent risk of insolvency,
and administered by Arts Council England.**

 

 

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The [Emergency Grassroots Music Venues Fund](https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/emergency-grassroots-music-venues-fund#section-1)
is part of the £1.57 billion package announced recently to support the UK’s culture
and heritage sector during the Covid-19 pandemic. It aims to support grassroots 
live music venues financially sustainable before Covid-19, but now at imminent risk
of insolvency, to remain solvent until 30 September 2020.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venues presenting live grassroots music events in any music genre, including multi-
arts venues that host other events and entertainment alongside a main programme 
of music, and that play a significant role for their communities in developing talent,
can apply.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grants between £1,000 and £80,000 are available to cover operational costs incurred
between 4 August and 30 September 2020.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darren Henley, Chief Executive for Arts Council England, said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> “Grassroots live music venues perform a vital role in England’s music ecology.
> As well as nurturing the next generation of talent across a huge range of musical
> genres, these are the places that spark that special connection between audiences
> and professional musicians. So, we’re very happy to be administering this investment
> on behalf of DCMS to help make a positive difference to live music venues in villages,
> towns and cities across the country.”

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