The next Austin Live Music Fund will launch in May 2025. Review the proposed changes and share your thoughts below.

Award Amounts

Applicant TypeAward Amount(s)
Professional Musician or Independent Promoter

$5,000 (Mini-Grant)

$20,000

Live Music Venue$60,000

 

 

 

Application

  • Intentions to remove Access to Services question related to banking

  • All questions will be multiple-choice and will require evidence and/or materials to support the selection

  • A preview of the entire application will be available in advance to assist in gathering any evidence and/or support materials

  • Narrative components in the application will be available to explain evidence and/or support materials. They will not be scored.

Scoring

  • Intentions to add a scoring section for Professional Musicians and Independent Promoters who have actively contributed to Austin's creative music ecosystem for at least ten (10) years


 

Question title

* Which of the following best describes you?

Select a response

Question title

What changes, if any, would you like to see to the Austin Live Music Fund?

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2025 Austin Live Music Fund

May 2025: Applications Open

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History: Austin Live Music Fund

2017Visitor Task Force's Final Report released

2019: Austin Live Music Fund Established

2022: Community Engagement with SpeakUp Austin!

2023: Live Music Fund Event Program introduced

2024: Program name updated to Austin Live Music Fund

Contacts

Erica Shamaly

Division Manager, Music & Entertainment, Economic Development

(512) 417-3440  |  erica.shamaly@austintexas.gov

 

Kim McCarson

Program Manager, Music & Entertainment, Economic Development

(512) 974-7963 |  kimberly.mccarson@austintexas.gov

 

For general questions, contact music@austintexas.gov