Green Beat Nexus
A support scheme focused on environmental transition in the music sector, providing funding and guidance for projects addressing sustainability challenges. It is designed for organisations such as venues, festivals or music professionals willing to test and implement greener practices. The open calls offer financial support combined with capacity-building to develop concrete, low-impact solutions.
What gets funded
- Initiation of Greening: sustainability assessments, capacity-building, governance tools, initial implementation of green practices
- Optimisation of Greening: innovation and optimisation of existing practices, collaboration, addressing climate justice and regional imbalances
- Empowering the music ecosystem to implement and inspire systemic change: scalable solutions, cross-sector collaborations, creative approaches, policy engagement to strengthen climate resilience and social impact
The programme DOES NOT support heavy investment (buildings, equipment).
What your project needs to address
Projects must explicitly align with the EU Green Deal objectives. They must seek to integrate sustainability as a core and transversal principle across all levels of the music related actions, from grassroots initiatives, amateur and community music, education and training, through to large-scale music events, festivals, touring, while looking at sustainability aspects of streaming and new technologies as well.
Geographic scope
EU Member States, as well as some non-EU participating countries, which you can find on this list.
Type of partnerships
Mono-beneficiary
Type of partners
Cultural organisations (venues, festivals), live music networks, NGOs.
Budget
Funding takes the form of a Lump sum grant. €3 600 000 in funding will be distributed through 3 open calls (meaning at least 60 projects will be funded). Projects are financed at 100%, so no co-funding is required.
Project duration
TBA
Administrative complexity
Low.
Administrative requirements TBA.
Regularity of calls
December 2026, August 2027 and April 2028. The projects should begin within 3 months after the open call for applications has closed.
Get help for your application
Information sessions will be organised by Green Beat Nexus.
Examples of projects funded
Although designed with different focus, the scheme will be similar to LIVEMX. Find the selected projects for LIVEMX.
Live DMA tip
Choose this if…
- You want to start or improve concrete environmental practices in your venue or project (assessment, tools, pilot actions), with practical support and low administrative burden.
- You are looking for flexible, small-scale funding without co-funding, to test ideas or optimise existing sustainability approaches.
- Your project clearly contributes to the environmental transition of the music sector, with potential to inspire or be replicated.
Avoid if…
- Your project is not primarily focused on sustainability or does not align with EU Green Deal objectives.
- You need funding for infrastructure, buildings or heavy equipment.
- You are looking for a large-scale, long-term cooperation project with multiple partners