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Austin staff outline 2025 Live Music Fund structure, scoring priorities and tentative fall application launch
Summary
City staff presented proposed scoring criteria and funding allocations for the 2025 Live Music Fund, including recommended priorities for cultural tourism, Austin music economy development, artist development and venue support; staff suggested a fall 2025 application launch and asked commissioners to advise on point weights and outreach.
City staff presented a detailed briefing to the Austin Music Commission on the proposed structure and scoring criteria for the 2025 Live Music Fund and asked commissioners to advise on final point weights and outreach before staff finalize guidelines.
Erica Shamley, Music and Entertainment Division manager, and Kim McCarson, Live Music Fund program manager, told commissioners the FY25 Live Music Fund budget and proposed award pools include a $3,500,000 award budget for $20,000 grants to professional musicians and independent promoters (targeting roughly 175 awards), a $1,000,000 award pool for live music venues (targeting roughly $60,000 awards), and a separate pool for $5,000 grants to emerging artists (approximately…
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