Government grants are available for Australian businesses in the music sector. Programs span federal and state governments, offering funding for growth, innovation, infrastructure and workforce development.
In Victoria, victoria's business grant landscape combines strong state programs through business victoria, launchvic and creative victoria with substantial commonwealth support.
Open programs
3 totalThe Live Music Festivals Fund helps Victorian contemporary music festivals across the state to stage their events. It provides funding support to experienced organisers of live music festivals with capacity of more than 1,000 attendees.
A Victorian Government initiative providing grants of up to $11,000 to licensed live music venues and local venues in outer-metropolitan or regional Victoria to support Victorian artists' fees for live music gigs. The program aims to create more paid opportunities for local artists and support 10,000 live music gigs across the state over four years.
Supports Victorian-based contemporary music industry artists and professionals across all genres and career stages to undertake projects with creative and/or commercial outcomes. Funding can be used for creation of new works, collaboration and partnerships, professional development, marketing, tour support, and more.
Grant information is sourced from official government websites and updated regularly. Always verify current eligibility and deadlines before applying.