| 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 |
| 18 September 2024 | 30 April 2025 | 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 |
| 1 April 2025 | 30 April 2025 | Arts Mid North Coast | 2025 Country Arts Support Program | The fund is delivered on behalf of Create NSW in partnership with the 15 Regional Arts Development Organisations. CASP is not a recurrent fund. Grants of $500 – $2,000 are available primarily for professional artists’ fees, art materials, venue hire, travel and accommodation and some marketing costs. | View Details |
| 1 November 2024 | 28 November 2025 | Sound NSW | Touring and Travel Fund | 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 |