As funding across the sector reaches a historic low, many grassroots organisations are under threat. These diverse music projects providing critical services to young people are at risk of closure. This has been exacerbated by economic shocks from significant events in recent years, such as Brexit and Covid, and now the cost-of-living crisis, which is taking its toll on the sustainability of projects nationwide.
These projects provide huge support and inspiration to young people across the UK and are instrumental to their musical and creative development.
Ezra Collective, the winners of the 2023 Mercury Music Prize, attributed their win to grassroots projects, saying: ‘Ezra Collective represents something really special because we met in a youth club. This is a special moment for every single organisation across the country ploughing their efforts and time into young people playing music.’
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