Music Venue Trust has unveiled a major new package of funding and initiatives, each designed to tackle the ongoing economic challenges facing grassroots music venues in the UK. READ MORE: The ticket levy that could save grassroots venues and artists: what happens next? Set into motion last week, the new launch is a coordinated programme of infrastructure upgrades for venues across the country, each designed to target the core issues that have restricted touring, increased costs and reduced venue viability over recent years. As part of the first steps being taken, energy audits are in progress, production systems are getting upgrades, and live music events are being announced in areas that have fallen off the national circuit over time. It is the first phase of delivery laid out by the MTV, which includes a £200,000 funding allocation from The LIVE Trust to help stabilise and rebuild the sector.…