PPL Momentum Music Fund

The PPL Momentum Music Fund offers grants of £5,000 to £15,000 to UK-based artists and bands who've reached what the fund calls a key tipping point — established enough to have momentum, but needing a real injection of money to keep it going. It's run by PRS Foundation together with PPL, Creative Wales and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and has been operating since 2013; past recipients include Little Simz, Sam Fender and Kae Tempest, which gives a sense of the level of commercial potential the fund is looking for. The money can go toward recording, touring or marketing activity — the published overview doesn't break down exactly how those categories are weighted against each other, or set out detailed eligibility criteria beyond being UK-based, so read PRS Foundation's full guidance document before applying rather than relying on this summary alone. There are four funding rounds a year; this deadline falls in the autumn round, which opens 28 September and closes 26 October 2026. PRS Foundation also runs regional accelerator versions of this fund, with lower award amounts, for artists in Yorkshire, the Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley and Wales who may not yet be ready for a full Momentum Music Fund award.