| Application Open Date | Close Date | Organisation | Grant Name | Grant Amount | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ongoing | Ongoing | Support Act | Crisis Relief Grants | Crisis Relief Grants and support are available to musicians, managers, crew and music workers across all genres experiencing financial hardship as the result of illness, injury, mental health, older age or another current crisis that is impacting their ability to work in music. Grants are assessed for a current issue impacting ability to work in music and, if approved, will be provided through direct payment of bills or other personal expenses related to the crisis, rather than cash grants. | View Details |
| 12 March 2024 | Ongoing | Destination NSW | Regional Event Fund: Event Development | The Event Development stream of the Regional Event Fund provides strategic grants of up to $50,000 to established events previously funded through the Flagship Event stream. These grants aim to support initiatives that increase overnight visitation and promote tourism growth. The application window remains open until all funds are allocated. | View Details |
| Ongoing | Ongoing | Local Councils across NSW | Find your Local Council’s grants | Head to your local council's website to see what arts, culture and music grants they may have on offer. | View Details |
| 28 July 2025 | Ongoing | Albury City Council | Community and Cultural Grants | Up to $5,000, to develop and present new projects, programs and activities that have a direct benefit to the Albury community. | View Details |
| 18 June 2025 | 5 August 2025 | Creative Australia | MATCH Lab | The MATCH Lab program supports artists and artist groups to build fundraising skills, increase knowledge of philanthropy and business partnerships and create sustainable sources of revenue into the future. The program provides both dollar-for-dollar matched funding (up to $10,000) and supports long-term skills development through subsidised attendance at their fundraising professional development clinic. | View Details |
| 18 June 2025 | 5 August 2025 | Creative Australia | Plus1 | Up to $50,000 in matched funding for small to medium arts and cultural organisations to develop fundraising capability, attract private sector support, grow strong and broader networks and build supportive partnerships. | View Details |
| 1 July 2025 | 17 August 2025 | Sidney Myer Fund | Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships | First awarded in 2011, the Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships provide unrestricted, $200,000 tax-free grants over two years to early mid-career Australian artists, creatives and cultural leaders. Specific outcomes for the Fellowships are not required. | View Details |
| 22 July 2025 | 2 September 2025 | Creative Australia | Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups | Up to $50,000 for a range of activities and projects, both national and international, across all art forms. | View Details |
| 30 July 2025 | 16 September 2025 | Creative Australia | 2026 First Nations Arts and Culture Business Innovation Award | This $25,000 award celebrates one standout First Nations-run arts or culture business or community organisation (like an Art Centre) that's doing amazing, innovative work. It shines a light on creative entrepreneurship and business excellence from small to medium First Nations-led organisations across the country. | View Details |
| 23 July 2025 | 17 September 2025 | Arts On Tour | Backroads | Applicants from NSW can apply for one of three $7,000 grants to support a tour to 1-3 independent or community-run venues. The tour may include major performing arts centres but Backroads funds cannot go towards the delivery of those performances. | View Details |
| 1 November 2024 | 28 November 2025 | Sound NSW | Touring and Travel Fund | Closes at midday on the last Friday of each month. Up to $2,500 per person for domestic activity and up to $5,000 per person for international touring and travel activity are available via this quick response funding program for NSW contemporary music artists, acts and music industry professionals. | View Details |
| 10 March 2025 | 31 December 2025 | Destination NSW | Regional Event Fund: Event Development stream | The Event Development stream will offer one-off grants of up to $50,000 (ex.GST) to events in regional NSW to support key strategic growth initiatives that will have a direct impact on increasing overnight visitation to the event. | View Details |
| 1 May 2025 | 30 April 2026 | Sound NSW | Contemporary Music Festival Viability Fund | Up to $500,000 to support existing large-scale contemporary music festivals presented in NSW with a track record of delivering significant outcomes for contemporary music. | View Details |