Arts Council England’s new programme to support the grassroots music sector, which thanks to funding from DCMS is open to even more applicants. The fund is open to rehearsal and recording studios, festivals, grassroots live music venues, venues for live music performance, and independent promoters. You can apply for grants of up to £40,000 and the fund is open until March 2025.
Who can apply?
This funding is available to rehearsal and recording studios, festivals, promoters, and venues for live and electronic music performance working at the grassroots of the music industry.
Applications are welcome from those who work in all styles of music and genres including jazz, folk, diasporic or ‘world’ (for example South Asian, Latin American or African), classical and contemporary popular genres such as, but not limited to:
- electronic (including house, electronica, drum & bass, amapiano, garage, techno, experimental)
- hip-hop and grime
- rap and drill
- R&B and soul
- afrobeats, dancehall, reggaeton
- indie and alternative
- metal and punk
- pop
This isn’t an exhaustive list. Your programme might fit into one or more of these genres, or you (and your audiences and wider community) might use different ways to describe the styles and genres you work with. All are welcome through Supporting Grassroots Music.
For more information on the project please see:
How To Apply
Please see the guidance notes on the Arts Council website for more information on how to apply as well as restrictions
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ProjectGrants/national-lottery-project-grants-guidance-library
Deadline
March 2025