Grants issued
The first 135 venues to receive money from the fund were announced on 22 August 2020. This first phase included only grassroots music venues such as Birmingham's Sunflower Lounge, Brighton's Green Door Store and Manchester's Gorilla.[5]
A large group of beneficiaries of the grants was announced on 12 October 2020. This phase totalled £257 million divided between 1,385 venues.[6] A further announcement was made on 17 October 2020 of an additional £76 million between a further 588 organisations.[7] The beneficiaries of this phase of the grants includes the Military Wives Choir, Somerset House, and the Puppet Theatre Barge.[8]
The second round of large grants was issued on 2 April 2021. It distributed £262 million to 2,272 venues.[9] The Department for Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) also announced it was funding £82 million of loans to cultural landmarks and institutions.[10]
Another phase occurred in October 2021, with 142 sites receiving a share of a £35 million injection into the fund.[11]
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