Our live and local program supports local musicians and small businesses to access funding for live and online events.

The Creative Cities program aims to support local artists and arts organisations affected by COVID-19 restrictions to develop initiatives, projects and artwork that connect and engage local audiences in new and different ways.

The Show Starter Loan Scheme is a $90 million loan initiative designed to help creative economy businesses access financing for new productions and events that stimulate job creation and economic activity.

The annual National Folk Fellowship is offered jointly by the National Library of Australia and the National Folk Festival. The National Library holds the most significant collections of folklore material in Australia. This Fellowship offers a unique opportunity to explore original collected material at the NLA for use in their own artistic work.

Small grants that are intended to assist regional artists, arts organisations and communities to take up professional or skills development or small project opportunities.

Community Group Reactivation Grants

West Tamar Council’s Small Project Grants respond to requests for funding throughout the year and provide an opportunity for new applicants to form a relationship with Council and gain an understanding of the grant process.

This program supports individuals and groups based in Tasmania to take up intrastate (in Tasmania) or interstate (in Australia) activities and individuals, groups and Tasmanian organisations to bring arts professionals to Tasmania to conduct creative and/or professional development activities.

The Live Performance Support Program has been designed to give the sector confidence to plan live performances in Tasmanian theatres and other venues throughout 2021.

We know it can be hard asking for help. We treat every request for help confidentially and make no judgement about people’s circumstances. Be assured that no personal details of your application are disclosed to our board of directors or to anybody outside Support Act.

The RISE Fund will provide targeted funding assistance for sector organisations seeking to restart, re-imagine or create new activities.

The Arts Business Innovation Fund (ABIF, the Fund) addresses the need to support innovation to strengthen income generating and entrepreneurial capacity in Queensland-based not-for-profit arts and cultural businesses.

Creativity Australia, a non-profit organisation uses community singing to bridge socioeconomic divides. To celebrate their ten year anniversary, they are offering ten grants of up to $10,000 in 2019 through their 'With One Voice' Community Choir Start-up fund.

Through Drug Aware YCulture Regional young people (12-26yrs) can apply for up to $4,000 if living in regional WA or up to $6,000 if you live in remote WA, or above the 26th parallel, to support them in delivering an arts project or creative development initiative for young people in their community.

Made available under the Regional Arts Fund allocation for NSW, Quick Response Grants offer funding of up to $1,500 for regional artists, arts organisations and communities to respond to unique arts opportunities that present themselves at very short notice and could not be planned for.

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For the next two years Creative Futures will prioritise grants for teachers under its Creative Futures School Scholarships Program and New Knowledge Program.

The NSW Government is helping kids get creative with the new Creative Kids program.

Business Support Fund to assist small to medium businesses most impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak.

A one-off emergency payment to support INDEPENDENT ARTISTS IN THE PERFORMING ARTS who have been significantly affected by COVID-19 in Australia and who do not have access to a financial safety net.