Austin Live Music Fund
Encourages, promotes, improves, and showcases Austin’s diverse music industry through supporting a wide array of activities marketed to potential and visiting tourists and conventions delegates, including live and online events open to the public; studio, video and merchandise production; promotional tours outside of Austin; broadcasting; and marketing and promotional campaigns.
Austin Live Music Fund Application Window: July 7 – August 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
2027 Application Cycle
The 2027 Austin Live Music Fund application is open from July 7, 2026, through August 18, 2026.
Please see the AACME Austin Live Music Fund Website for the most up-to-date information about this program and its application review process.
If you are a 2024, 2025, or 2026 Live Music Fund awardee, visit Grant Administration Updates for information about grant agreements, payments, and reporting requirements.
Applications Due in
For Submittable assistance:
- Reach out to Create Austin’s application assistance team at applicationhelp@thelongcenter.org or call 512-457-5161.
- View our Submittable Applicant and Technical Assistance Guide
- To request for an application translation please email culturalarts@austintexas.gov
For assistance with grant guidelines, eligibility, and application requirements:
- Register to attend one of the AACME Funding Programs Workshops
- Attend AACME Funding Programs’ Virtual Open Office Hours
- Email applicationhelp@thelongcenter.org. Our application assistance team will redirect your question to the right AACME staff member.
Resources for
Austin Live Music Fund Applicants
Events for AACME Funding Applicants
Asistencia en español disponible en todos los eventos
In-Person AACME Funding Programs Workshop
Saturday, November 15 • 12:00 – 2:00 P.M.
Asian American Resource Center 8401 Cameron Road Austin, TX 78754
Virtual AACME Funding Programs Workshop
Monday, November 17 • 11:00 A.M. -12:30 P.M.
In-Person AACME Funding Programs Workshop
Tuesday, November 18 • 5:00 – 7:00 P.M
Ruiz Branch, Austin Public Library 1600 Grove Boulevard Austin, TX 78741 • presented in Spanish
In-Person AACME Funding Programs Workshop
Thursday, November 20 • 5:00 – 7:00 P.M.
Carver Branch, Austin Public Library 1161 Angelina Street Austin, TX 78702 • with ASL interpretation
Virtual Open Office Hours
Tuesday, December 2 • 10:00 A.M. – Noon • No appointment necessary
Virtual and In-Person All-Day Open Office Hours
Thursday, December 4 • 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
5202 East Ben White Boulevard, Ste 400, Austin, TX 78741 • No appointment necessary
Virtual and In-Person All-Day Open Office Hours
Thursday, December 11 • 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
5202 East Ben White Boulevard, Ste 400, Austin, TX 78741 • No appointment necessary
Virtual and In-Person All-Day Open Office Hours
Tuesday, December 9 • 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
5202 East Ben White Boulevard, Ste 400, Austin, TX 78741 • No appointment necessary
By the Numbers
Austin Live Music Fund 2023 Applicants and Awardees
Established by the City of Austin, the Austin Live Music Fund provides an ongoing budget for funding programs for Austin’s music industry. See statistics and details from the Austin Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment Department for the 2023 Live Music Fund Event Program.
Learn More About the Other AACME Funding Programs That Create Austin Administers
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Supports commercial creative spaces facing displacement or new leases at higher and unaffordable rates.
Elevate Grant
Offers funding for arts organizations, individual artists, and creative businesses that produce culturally vibrant and diverse art.
Heritage Preservation Grant
Serves to promote tourism through historic preservation projects and activities inclusive of all stories rooted in history and heritage.
Nexus Grant
Supports emerging cultural and creative individuals and organizations to produce public projects and activities for Austin’s diverse communities.
Thrive Grant
Offers focused investment to sustain and grow local arts nonprofit organizations deeply rooted in and reflective of Austin’s many cultures.
Creativity should be prioritized in our city – creating vibrant neighborhoods, social impact, sustainable economics, and job opportunities. By working together, we can enrich the lives of all who live in and visit our vibrant city.
Austin Live Music Fund Impact & Outcomes
Browse the calendar of local events funded by the 2023 City of Austin’s cultural funding grants, including the inaugural 2023 Live Music Fund Event Program.
Austin Live Music Fund
STEP 1: Complete Award Decision Form in your Submittable Account
STEP 2: RSVP to attend a required Pre-Agreement Kick-Off Meeting
STEP 3: Complete the Pre-Agreement Form and Quiz
STEP 4: Complete the Financial Information Form
STEP 5: Submit Final Report for any open ACME grant agreements. You will not be able to enter into your new agreement until your previous contacts have been closed out.
STEP 6: Sign up for Wage Theft Training
STEP 7: Sign your grant agreement
According to the City of Austin’s Payment Schedule, your payment distribution is:
$5,000 Awards
- Round 1 – 90% of your total award upon completion of all necessary paperwork.
- Round 2 – 10% of your total award after submittal of your:
- Final report
- Updated project budget
- Marketing Plan
- Once this documentation is reviewed by Music and Entertainment Division Staff, the Long Center is sent confirmation to process your Round 3 payment.
$20,000 and $70,000 Awards
- Round 1 – 50% of your total award upon completion of all necessary paperwork.
- Round 2 – 40% of your total award after submittal of your:
- Progress report
- Updated project budget
- A Visit Austin Posting or Miles Partnership Training
- Once this documentation is reviewed by Music and Entertainment Division Staff, the Long Center is sent confirmation to process your Round 2 payment.
- Round 3 – 10% of your total award after submittal of your:
- Final report
- Updated project budget
- Once this documentation is reviewed by Music and Entertainment Division Staff, the Long Center is sent confirmation to process your Round 3 payment.