00:00Liverpool City Council has launched a new support programme for grassroots music venues,
00:06aiming to protect small live spaces where emerging artists perform.
00:11The scheme combines grants of up to £3,000 with business development support,
00:17delivered with the Music Venue Trust and funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
00:22Priority will go to venues with capacities under 300,
00:26helping them programme new music by Liverpool-based performers.
00:30The initiative forms part of celebrations marking ten years of Liverpool's UNESCO City of Music status.
00:37Applications open now and close in February, with successful venues notified later this month as decisions are finalised.
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