MMF ReBuild’s fifth round of funding will offer grants of up to £3,000 and workshops focusing on resilience, sustainability and the future.
This round is open to all MMF members including those who have received ReBuild support previously, provided they meet the basic criteria detailed below. The new funding round has been made possible following additional donations from PPL, and the Hipgnosis Songs Fund.
Managers will have to meet the following eligibility criteria:
- This round is open to new applicants, as well as those who have received ReBuild support in a previous round.
- You are either a director of a limited company or a sole trader
- You MUST be a current member of the MMF predating 30th June 2021.
- You MUST be able to provide evidence that you have received limited to no Government support such as the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), Cultural Recovery Fund (CRF) or be able to demonstrate why these have not been sufficient for your business. Priority will be given to strong applicants who remain excluded from Government schemes.
- You MUST be able to evidence loss of management income from confirmed and budgeted work from March 2020 onward. For example confirmed live shows, production work, delayed advances and option periods or other plausible expected incomes.
- You MUST demonstrate a need for sustainability funding.
- You MUST demonstrate a track record in the management of quality artists/music makers who previous to COVID-19 had an appropriate sustainable businesses model.
- You MUST have a UK based bank account but can manage music makers from across the world.
Applications close 6 August 2021.