| 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 |
| 15 January 2024 | 20 May 2024 | Create NSW | Small Project Grants (Quick Response) | Support professional development opportunities for NSW-based professional artists, groups and arts and cultural workers that are time sensitive and respond to short notice invitations with career-building significance. Grants are available from $500 to $5,000. | View Details |
| 2 May 2024 | 4 June 2024 | Creative Australia | Playing Australia Project Investment | Playing Australia Project Investment supports performing arts tours to reach regional and remote communities across Australia. The program supports net touring costs and other designated costs associated with tours. There is no limit on the amount that can be requested. These can include, but are not limited to: theatre, dance, circus, music, musical theatre, and opera performance. | View Details |
| 6 May 2024 | 4 June 2024 | Creative Australia | Music Fellowship | Creative Australia's music fellowship of $80,000 supports outstanding, established artists’ and arts workers’ activity and professional development for a period of one to two years. | View Details |
| 13 May 2024 | 4 June 2024 | Creative Australia | Uplift | Uplift provides grants of up to $50,000 to support professional development, training and mentoring to build digital capability for First Nations artists and creative workers. This opportunity is open to First Nations led organisations and businesses to deliver activities within local communities. Funding can support a range of digital development opportunities identified as priority areas for building capacity. | View Details |
| 9 May 2024 | 9 June 2024 | Music Australia | International Conference Contribution – Managers Program | For artist managers seeking financial support, the Round 3 option of the Music Australia International Conference Contribution program offers assistance for attending major international music conferences between 1 July, 2024, and 31 December, 2024. Eligible managers can receive up to $5000 AUD to cover essential costs such as travel and accommodation. | View Details |
| 16 May 2024 | 4 July 2024 | Arts Northern Rivers | CASP (Country Arts Support Program) 2024 | CASP (Country Arts Support Program) is an annual small grants program with funding of up to $5,000 to support local community arts and cultural development, increase regional opportunities, cultural experiences, and economic benefits to the community in regional NSW. | View Details |
| 13 May 2024 | 9 July 2024 | Music Australia | Export Development Fund: International Performance and Touring Activity | The International Performance and Touring fund (Category 1) is designed to support international touring and showcase activity, with matched funding of $5000 to $25,000. | View Details |
| 13 May 2024 | 9 July 2024 | Music Australia | Export Development Fund: International Professional and Artistic Development | The International Professional and Artistic Development fund (Category 2) is designed to support international professional development activity with matched funding of $3000 to $15,000. | View Details |
| 13 May 2024 | 9 July 2024 | Music Australia | Export Development Fund: International Market and Audience Development | The International Market and Audience Development fund (Category 3) is designed to support activity that includes international promotional and content creation activities with matched funding of $2000 to $10,000. | View Details |
| 1 February 2024 | 30 November 2024 | Regional Arts NSW | Quick Response Grants | Quick Response Grants are delivered monthly from February to November and support immediate need that arises where activity is unable to be planned for or supported in other funding rounds, for example taking up professional development, skills development or small project opportunities at short notice. Individuals can apply for up to $3000, organisations can apply for up to $5000. | View Details |