Music Hub Investment Programme timeline
The new Music Hub programme will be in place for children and young people in September 2024. Find out everything about the Music Hub Investment Programme timeline on this page.
This page was updated on Tuesday 23 April 2024.
Music Hub Investment Programme: step by step
Timeline
September 2024: launching a new generation of Music Hubs
In September 2024, the new Music Hub programme will begin delivering high-quality, accessible music education that helps all children and young people fulfil their musical interests in line with the aims and ambitions of the National Plan for Music Education.
Midday (12pm), Thursday 6 June 2024: deadline to apply to the London — South West and South Yorkshire Music Hub areas
To ensure the delivery of high quality music education right across England, we are continuing the search for new Hub Lead Organisations in two Music Hub areas: London South West and South Yorkshire.
Applicants will need to submit their applications to us by midday on Thursday 6 June. We will let organisations know the outcome of their application in July so they are ready to begin their role in September 2024.
April – August 2024: funding agreement negotiation
In the months leading up to the launch of the new Music Hubs, we will work with new Hub Lead Organisations to negotiate their funding agreements and help them prepare to coordinate diverse, dynamic and strategic Music Hub partnerships from September 2024.
You will receive a conditional offer for the Music Hub capital grant for musical instruments, equipment and technology once your funding agreement for the revenue grant has been finalised and signed.
May 2024: sharing new Hub Lead Organisations
Planned public announcement of the applicants we’re inviting to become new Hub Lead Organisations in early May 2024, after local elections.
Week commencing Monday 22 April 2024: further information published for the Music Hub revenue and capital grants
We published information and resources to help new Hub Lead Organisations negotiate their revenue grant funding agreement and to understand the key requirements for the capital grant for musical instruments, equipment and technology.
London South West and South Yorkshire applicant guidance
We published the applicant guidance for organisations applying to become the new Hub Lead Organisations for London South West and South Yorkshire.
Monday 8 April 2024: decision notification
On Monday 8 April, we notified applicants of the outcomes of the Music Hub Investment Programme.
We have done this under embargo due to the pre-election period ahead of local elections, which requires a pause on communicating government funding publicly.
We will make a public announcement in early May, after the local elections.
Monday 5 February 2024: timescale on decisions
After the Music Hub Investment Programme application assessment process, we worked with the Department for Education to confirm decisions. We let applicants know our intention to share the outcomes of the Investment Programme in April 2024.
12pm (midday), Thursday 12 October 2023: application portal closes
Monday 10 July to Friday 18 August 2023: introductory conversations
Everyone considering applying needed to have an introductory conversation with our team, even if they had previously been involved with a Music Education Hub.
You can learn more about introductory conversations in the Guidance for Applicants.
The deadline for requesting an introductory conversation was midday (12pm) on Monday 31 July 2023.
Midday (12pm), Monday 31 July 2023: deadline for requesting an introductory conversation
Interested applications were invited to have an introductory conversation between Monday 10 July and Friday 18 August 2023 (see below).
Tuesday 18 July 2023: application portal opened
Organisations could apply to be a new Hub Lead Organisation from 9am on Tuesday 18 July until 12pm (midday) on Thursday 12 October 2023.
Wednesday 28 June 2023: Music Hub Investment Programme webinar
On 28 June from 10am-12pm, we held a webinar to answer questions to support organisations as they prepared their applications.
Watch the webinar and download the transcript >
We updated our FAQs to answer commonly asked questions in the webinar.
View all the questions asked in the webinar >
Wednesday 14 June 2023: Guidance for Applicants published
We published all the information and resources needed to apply to be a new Hub Lead Organisation.
Read our Guidance for Applicants >
Tuesday 6 June 2023: new Music Hub areas published
We published the new geographic areas for Music Hubs and how they were shaped by your feedback from our March survey.
Download the spreadsheet of the new Music Hub areas and funding allocations >
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