| 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 |
| 7 November 2024 | 20 December 2024 | NATSIMO (APRA AMCOS) | LIFECYCLE Touring Grants | 12 grants of $20,000 to support national touring activities for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander music creators. | View Details |
| 9 December 2024 | 31 December 2024 | The Foundation for Young Australians | Seeding Strength Grants | First Nations young people (aged 16-35 years) can apply for rapid response grants of $2,000 to $10,000 for urgent campaigns / movements / initiatives relating to social change in response to systematic oppression & specific injustices of First Nations young people. | View Details |
| 12 November 2024 | 14 January 2025 | The Ian Potter Cultural Trust | Emerging Artist Grants | The Ian Potter Cultural Trust runs funding rounds through which individual artists can apply for grants of up to $15,000. The Trust funds nationally and supports artists working across the spectrum of the arts, from traditional art forms through to experimental mediums. | View Details |
| 1 November 2024 | 20 January 2025 | Southern Tablelands Arts | Southern Tablelands Arts CASP 24/25 | CASP grants of up to $3,000 are available for independent professional practicing artists, community groups, arts organisations and not for profits. | View Details |
| 5 December 2024 | 29 January 2025 | NSW Government | Uptown Grant Program | The Uptown Grant Program aims to enable the development of districts into unique going-out destinations by supporting formally aligned groups of businesses in a local area (District Teams) to collectively work on enhancing their district's offering and building consumer engagement with their district. Round 3 expanding to include the Central Coast, Lower Hunter and Greater Newcastle, and Illawarra-Shoalhaven. | View Details |
| 16 December 2024 | 3 February 2025 | Eastern Riverina Arts | Eastern Riverina Arts CASP 2025 | There are two streams available through the Eastern Riverina Arts Country Arts Support Program in 2025; Individuals, max $750 or Projects, max $3000. | View Details |
| Ongoing | 4 March 2025 | Music Australia | Contemporary Music Touring Program | OPENS 2025 | Up to $50,000 to support national tours by musicians performing original contemporary music. | View Details |
| Ongoing | 4 March 2025 | Creative Australia | Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups | OPENS 2025 | From $10,000 to $50,000 for a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences and communities. This includes the creation of new work, professional development, performances, recording, marketing and more. | 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 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 |