Creative Grants in Australia

Arts Activities Funding provides support for Canberra artists, groups and organisations to undertake arts activities including creating new work, professional or skills development, mentoring, residencies, and community arts and cultural development and engagement. Activities can span multiple artforms including dance, digital games, literature, music, new media, screen, theatre, visual arts, and arts-based festivals.

A Commonwealth grant program that provides funding to support the establishment and operation of business incubators and accelerators across Australia. The program funds various types of incubation programs including regional incubators, sector-specific accelerators, and programs targeting specific entrepreneur demographics.

Incentive for large budget screen production in Australia. Tax offsets for production, location and PDV. Ongoing

Victorian digital games companies and Victorian key creatives who develop and release high-quality digital games. Up to $300,000 per stage and up to $500,000 per project is availa... Ongoing

Screen Tasmania provides equity investments and recoupable and non-recoupable grants for development and production of Tasmanian screen projects including drama, documentaries, animation, features, long-form and short-form series, and video games. It also offers non-recoupable grants to support individual and industry development for Tasmanian practitioners and businesses.

The Creative Futures Fund invests $7.8 million annually to support 20 ambitious, large-scale creative projects spanning every state and territory. It supports the creation and sharing of Australian stories through two funding streams: Development (to explore new ideas and test market potential) and Delivery (to realise bold new works and build partnerships). Projects intersect with fields including education, sport, science, agriculture, tourism, and fashion through cross-sector partnerships.

A Commonwealth grant program that provides funding to incubators and accelerators to engage experts-in-residence who mentor and support startup companies. The program supports various types of organizations including universities, councils, and private companies to deliver mentoring, workshops, and advisory services to early-stage entrepreneurs.

Funding will be provided to organisations for activities that best contribute to delivery of the following Program outcomes: a professional, viable and ethical Indigenous visual arts industry that features strong participation by, and provides economic opportunities for, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people the continued production, exhibition, critique, purchase and collection of Indigenous visual art. Eligibility: To be eligible for an IVAIS grant, your organisation must be one of the following entity types: an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 an entity established through specific Commonwealth or State or Territory legislation a company incorporated in Australia a company limited by guarantee an incorporated association a publicly funded research organisation state, territory or local government body and have an Australian Business Number (ABN) be registered for the Goods a

Funding will be provided to organisations for activities that best contribute to delivery of the following Program outcomes: a professional, viable and ethical Indigenous visual arts industry that features strong participation by, and provides economic opportunities for, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people the continued production, exhibition, critique, purchase and collection of Indigenous visual art. Eligibility: To be eligible for a Closed Non-Competitive IVAIS grant, your organisation must, at a minimum be: an existing multi-year funded organisation with at least 2 prior consecutive IVAIS funding agreements that include core operational funding, or an organisation invited to deliver program-specific activities and hold a grant agreement where funding is due to end in 2025-26 financial year and have an Australian Business Number (ABN) be registered for the Goods and Services Tax, if required by the Australian Taxation Office have an account with an Australian financial inst

The International Cultural Diplomacy Arts Fund (ICDAF) supports activities in Australia and around the world that promote the Australian Government’s international arts and cultural engagement and cultural diplomacy priorities, and assist the Government in meeting Australia’s international commitments relating to arts and culture. ICDAF is designed to contribute to the overall arts and cultural development work of the Office for the Arts in the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts. It also aims to contribute to broader government objectives, in shaping and supporting Australia’s cultural landscape and Australia’s reputation abroad, and in promoting participation in, and access to, Australia’s arts and culture. Eligibility: The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts will either require an Expression of Interest or the program will identify activities which accord with

Individual creative practitioners, creative collectives and micro-organisations Quick response grants of up to $5000 for individuals, sole traders and freelancers; up to $10,000 for collectives, groups and micro-... Closed on 22 Nov 2021

Supports Australian artists and creative workers to undertake reciprocal international exchange activities with confirmed international partners. The fund focuses on cross-cultural exchange and mutually beneficial activities that demonstrate genuine reciprocity and long-term relationship building.