<p>The Audio Content Fund pilot, which operated between April 2019 and April 2022, supported independent audio producers to provide high quality public service content for commercial and community radio stations across the UK. In 2020/21, its core funding was supplemented by two additional rounds to help fund further content to support the public during the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p>The department sets objectives for grant funding when designing the grant scheme and allocates funding in accordance with those objectives.</p><p>A full <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-audio-content-fund" target="_blank">independent evaluation</a> of the impacts of the Audio Content Fund, including these additional rounds, was published in February 2023.</p>