Music Venue Trust offer grants to grassroots venues with new Pipeline Investment Fund

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Details of the scheme and what constitutes a grassroots music venue can be found here, with applications to be filed here. Funding for the initiative comes from the MVT’s Revive Live tour, which took place this summer and saw Charli XCX, Paolo Nutini, Sleaford Mods and more perform at small venues around the country.Of the new fund, Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd said: “We have been working on music industry based funding support for Grassroots Music Venues since 2018.

The launch of the Pipeline Investment Fund is an important indication of how the grassroots sector supports and nurtures each other.“It provides a targeted opportunity for individuals, companies and organisations right across the industry to get involved and provide direct and meaningful financial assistance to the venues which support artists to launch and build their careers.

We hope that the industry will see this as a real chance to make a genuine difference.”Last month, the MVT laid out its demands for the government’s new Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan, covering the energy crisis and low subsidies.

On September 6, Donelan was announced as the new Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as Prime Minister Liz Truss unveiled her cabinet.In response the MVT shared a lengthy post on social media, setting out the issues the sector is facing and what the government needs to do to help.