Arts Council: Support Grassroots Music Fund
Closing date
This investment programme currently supports venues, festivals and promoters, recording studios and rehearsal spaces as well as sector bodies operating in grassroots music. It also supports grassroots music sector bodies in their work to develop and support the sector.
Eligible projects support the transition of artists, bands and industry professionals to sustainable careers in music, as well as the development of new audiences and the grassroots music sector as a whole.
Supporting Grassroots Music has ten rounds each year. It is a rolling programme, if your application is received after the deadline, it will be automatically entered into the next round.
- Round 11 has a deadline of 11.59pm on Thursday 25 June 2026 with decisions announced on Monday 17 August 2026.
- Round 12 has a deadline of 11.59pm on Thursday 23 July 2026 with decisions announced on Monday 21 September 2026.
