Grants Database
February 2012
| Grant | Funding Body | Max $ | Criteria | Deadline | Contact |
| Arts About Us Program | VicHealth | up to $30,000 pa participation up to $50,000 presenting/producing | To improve health & well being by using art activities to stimulate how we respond to cultural diversity & Victoria's Indigenous heritage.
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9 February 2012 | www.vichealth.vic.gov.au artsaboutus@vichealth.vic.gov.au |
| Country Arts Support Program | Regional Arts NSW | small grants | CASP provides small grants to arts and community organisations and local arts councils in regional NSW for short term, locally initiated projects. Applications can now be made online: http:/www.regionalartsnsw.com.au/grants/casp.html
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February 10 2012 | http://www.regionalartsnsw.com.au/grants/casp.html
info@murrayarts.org.au 02 6021 5034 |
| Festivals Australia | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Office for the Arts | various | Funds Australian regional & community festivals to present quality cultural projects. |
10 February 2012 | www.arts.gov.au festivals.australia@pmc.gov.au 1800 819 461 The Program Officer Festivals Australia 02 6275 9554 |
| Projects – Dance | The Australia Council Dance Board | Project grants support the research, creative development, production, remounting or presentation of dance works. | 10 February 2012 | www.australiacouncil.gov.au dance@australiacouncil.gov.au 1800 226 912 02 9215 9109 |
| NSW Artists Grant NAVA | National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) | $1250 ind $2500 grp | To assist prof visual artists & craftspeople in NSW to effectively market their work throughout NSW, interstate & OS.
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15 February 2012 | www.visualarts.net.au nava@visualarts.net.au 02 9368 1900 |
| Australian Artist Grant | NAVA | $500 indiv, $1000 groups | To provide financial assistance to artists for the presentation of their work
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15 February 2012 | www.visualarts.net.au nava@visualartsnet.au 02 9368 1900 |
| Broadband Arts Initiative | Australia Council | up to $100,000 | Australia Council for the Arts is inviting artists and creative industries workers to propose pioneering ideas that show the cultural potential of next generation high-capacity broadband.
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EOI 15 February 2012 | www.australiacouncil.gov.au c.woods@australiacouncil.gov.au 02 9215 9030 |
| Arts Development | Arts Victoria | $5,000 - $30,000 | This program provides project funding to arts and non-arts organisations, groups, ensemble and festivals to present a dynamic and relevant arts program. A maximum of $30,000 can be awarded to any applicant over a 12 month period.
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27 February 2012 | www.arts.vic.gov.au 1800 134 894 03 9954 5000 |
March 2012
| Grant | Funding Body | Max $ | Criteria | Deadline | Contact |
| ArtStart | The Australia Council | Up to $10,000 | The ArtStart program provides financial assistance to artists who have recently graduated in creative arts to help them establish a professional arts practice or gain employment as an artist. 2nd Round
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2 March 2012 | www.australiacouncil.gov.au 1800 226 912 02 9215 9162 |
| Community Partnership | Australia Council | Projects up to $20,000 prof Devt up to $12,000 | Projects for funding up to $20,000 Professional Development funding for individual artists/arts workers to build their profesional capacity as CACD workers -up to $12,000
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2 March 2012 | www.australiacouncil.gov.au |
| Kirk Robson Awards | Australia Council for the Arts | $10,000 3 nominations awarded | Program Grants (one year funding) Kirk Robson Award ($10,000)- Nominations close 2 March 2012 . The Kirk Robson Awards recognise leadership among young community arts and culture practitioners. |
2 March 2012 | www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants cp@australiacouncil.gov.au 02 9215 9034 |
| Ros Bower Award | Australia Council for the Arts | $50,000 | The Ros Bower Award honours an artsworker or artist with a proven record of high achievement in the field of community cultural development. Community Partnerships and the Ros Bower Memorial Trust offers the Ros Bower award, worth $50,000. |
2 March 2012 | www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants |
| Community Partnerships | Arts Victoria | Category 1 $5,000-$40,000 | New Work-enables professional artists to create new artistic work in collaboration with Victorian communities.
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5 March 2012 | www.arts.vic.gov.au 1800 134 894 03 9682 4864 |
| Contemporary and Live Music Development | Arts Victoria | various | The Contemporary and Live Music Development aims to support the creative growth and viability of the Victorian music industry. |
12 March 2012 | www.arts.vic.gov.au artsvic@dpc.vic.gov.au 1800 134 894 |
| Indigenous Music Theatre Initiative | Australia Council | up to $30,000 | To provide support for Indigenous musicians & theatre makers to create and present innovative new music theatre works
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12 March 2012 | www.australiacouncil.gov.au |
| Regional Arts Fund (RAF) | Regional Arts Victoria | Up to $15000 | For projects involving professional artists, arts and cultural groups, businesses, local government and the wider community. | 13 March 2012 for projects commencing after July 2012 | www.rav.net.au 1800 819 803 03 9644 1800 |
| Indigenous Programs | Screen Australia | Various | To support creatively ambitious projects & people & imaginatively resonant stories authored by Indigenous Australians | 14 March 2011 27 June 2011 17 October 2011 | www.screenaustralia.gov.au 1800 213 099 |
| International Program | Arts Victoria | Various | To support Victorian artists & arts organisations to build their international profile, networks & employment opportunities thru export, touring & cultural exchange activity. | 15 March 2012 | www.arts.vic.gov.au amanda.browne@dpc.vic.gov.au 03 8683 3139 |
| Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship | Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population & Communities | check website | An opp for artists, researchers, filmmakers & writers to inform & educate Australians about Antarctica & Australia's activities there.
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30 March 2012 for following summer`s voyages | www.aad.gov.au |
| Coca-Cola Australia Foundation Community Grants | Coca-Cola Australia Foundation Community Grants must have DGR status | up to $10,000 | The program must target marginalised young Australians in the key areas of education, leadership, wellbeing & environment.
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March 30 2012 | www.ccamatil.com |
| Australian Disability and Indigenous Peoples’ Education Fund | Australian Disability and Indigenous Peoples’ Education Fund | $2500 | To assist indigenous & non-indigenous people with disability to participate in both formal & informal education programs through small grants. Fund distributes small quarterly grants of up to $2500 to assist people with disabilities to continue their learning |
Ongoing
Deadline for applications:
March 31st June 30th September 30th December 31st |
www.adipef.org.au 03 9429 4210 |
| Small Grants for Small Rural Communities Program | FRRR | up to $5000 | Not-for-profit Organisations can apply for projects and activities that offer clear public benefit for communities living in small rural and remote locations in Australia, contributing to their development in social and community welfare, economic, environmental, health, education or cultural areas.
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31 March 2012 | www.frrr.org.au info@frrr.org.au 1800 170 020 |
April 2012
| Grant | Funding Body | Max $ | Criteria | Deadline | Contact |
| Creative Industries Career Fund | Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) | $5000.00 max per individual | To offer a maximum of $5,000 to each successful applicant, to support professional development at a conference, Writer’s Festival, Summer School or course within Australia or overseas | 15 April 2011 | www.copyright.com.au Zoe - 02 9394 7600 |
May 2012
| Grant | Funding Body | Max $ | Criteria | Deadline | Contact |
| Australian Artist Grant | NAVA | up to $500, $1000 groups | To provide financial assistance to professional artists for the public presentation of their work. |
15 May 2012 | www.visualarts.net.au nava@visualarts.net.au 02 9368 1900 |
June 2012
| Grant | Funding Body | Max $ | Criteria | Deadline | Contact |
| The Lady Mollie Askin Ballet Travelling Scholarship | Trust Foundation | $20,000 | To provide support for ballet artists to help them further their cultural education. To be eligible for this award, you must be an Australian citizen aged 17-29 years. |
application avail in 2012 check website | www.trust.com.au 02 9144 2415 |
| Education Grant | Australian Acoustical Society | Total pool $15,000 | To encourage and enhance the study of acoustics in Australia and in particular to encourage research in acoustics. Australian Acoustical Society | 30 June 2011 | www.acoustics.asn.au generalSecretary@acoustics.asn.au 07 3122 2605 |
July 2012
| Grant | Funding Body | Max $ | Criteria | Deadline | Contact |
| Kickstart | Next Wave Festival | Next Wave's major developmental activity, assisting young artists across artforms to develop new work in a supportive environment
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check website late 2012 | www.nextwave.org.au 03 9329 9422 |
| Research Fellowships | The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) | The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) invites research proposals from academics, performers, artists, audiovisual industry and archive professionals to draw fresh, innovative perspectives from the national audiovisual collection. Fellows will use the NFSA’s collection to create a new sound or moving image work, a publication, an exhibit, a live audiovisual event or a combination of these and other approaches.
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open mid 2012 Check website | www.nfsa.gov.au 02 6248 2041 |
August 2012
| Grant | Funding Body | Max $ | Criteria | Deadline | Contact |
| Australian Artist Grant | NAVA | $500 ind - $1000 groups | To provide financial assistance to professional artists for the public presentation of their work.
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15 August 2012 | www.visualarts.net.au nava@visualarts.net.au 02 9368 1900 |
October 2012
| Grant | Funding Body | Max $ | Criteria | Deadline | Contact |
| The Thelma Afford Theatre, Stage, TV or Film Costume Design Award | The Trust Company | Various | To promote the further study of theatre, film or TV costume design in the various visual dramatic media in Australia or elsewhere.
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check website | www.trust.com.au info@thetrustcompany.com.au 02 9144 2415 |
November 2012
| Grant | Funding Body | Max $ | Criteria | Deadline | Contact |
| Australian Artist Grant | NAVA | up to $500 indiv $1000 groups | To provide financial assistance to professional artists for the public presentation of their work. |
15 November 2012 | www.visualarts.net.au nava@visualarts.net.au 02 9368 1900 |
December 2012
| Grant | Funding Body | Max $ | Criteria | Deadline | Contact |
| Projects Inter-Arts | The Australia Council Inter-Arts office | To support artists exploring interdisciplinary art, hybrid art and new artistic practice.
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ongoing | www.australiacouncil.gov.au inter-arts@australiacouncil.gov.au 1800 226 912 02 9215 9116 |
| Australian Visual Artists'Benevolent Fund | National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) | limited funds | To provide some limited financial assistance to any visual arts practitioner faced with a disaster situation as a result of serious illness, accident or some other unexpected catastrophe.
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ongoing | www.visualarts.net.au nava@visualarts.net.au 02 9368 1900 |
| Caxton Commemoration Fund (Journalists Fund) | State Trustees | $5000 | To assist in relieving distress experienced by bona fide journalist, pressmen or persons engaged in literary pursuit.
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Ongoing | www.statetrustees.com.au 03 9667 6740 |
| CBOnline Grants-Satellite Reception equipment | Community Broadcasting Foundation Ltd | Max $1500 | ongoing | www.cbf.com.au grants@cbf.com.au 03 9419 8055 |
| Digital Delivery Network Infrastructure (DNN) Grants | Community Broadcasting Foundation Ltd | $5000 | To provide equipment (DDN Player package) for community radio stations to access the DDN. The DDN Player computer is provided as a grant of equipment, valued at over $5000 |
Ongoing - Applications welcome anytime | www.cbf.com.au grants@cbf.com.au 03 9419 8055 |
| Emerging Issues Funding | Think big! For large scale projects that strengthen social cohesion, cty harmony & x cultural inderstanding. Inc/not for profit & local gov are welcome to apply. | $200,000 | Think big! For large scale projects that strengthen social cohesion, cty harmony & x cultural inderstanding. Inc/not for profit & local gov are welcome to apply.
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ongoing | www.harmony.gov.au |
| Friends of ACE Support (FACES) Program | Australian Communication Exchange Disability | Various - Max $20,000 | To support not-for-profit projects which contribute to the development, strengthening and enhancement of various communities within Australia, particularly those who are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment. | Ongoing | www.aceinfo.net.au 07 3815 7610 |
| Guarantee Against Loss (GAL) | Arts Victoria | $1500 - $3000 | GAL is a funding program from Arts Victoria that offers financial security against box office loss for venues and organisations that present professional performing arts productions. 50-60% of show and venue costs up to $1500 50% of show and venue costs up to $3000 |
Rolling basis, check with Program Manager before submitting | www.rav.net.au 1800 819 803 03 9644 1800 |
| Industry & Cultural Development | Screen Australia | Various | To offer support that aims to cultivate, develop and provide access to Australia's screen culture. | Ongoing | development@screenaustrlia.gov.au 1800 507 901 |
| Literature Grants program | The Australia Council | various | To provide grants to individual literary creators, financial & operational support to organisations that provide infrastructure for the sector. | ongoing | www.australiacouncil.gov.au literature@australiacouncil.gov.au 1800 226 912 |
| Live on stage-music international showcase-market development | Australia Council | $1000 | Provides travel support for professional musicians ( and their manager/rep) selected to showcase original Aust music at key international music trade fairs & international festivale.
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ongoing | www.australiacouncil.gov.au |
| Local Government Partnerships | Arts Victoria | Various | Offers a negotiated package of financial and other support for councils in regional Victoria to assist programs operated by their galleries and/or performing arts centres. | Ongoing | www.arts.vic.gov.au artsvic@dpc.vic.gov.au 1800 134 894 (03) 8683 3100 |
| Macquarie Foundation Grants | Macquarie Foundation | For innovative, long-term projects. | Not currently considering grant apps for 2010/2011 | www.macquarie.com.au 02 8232 9673 |
| Professional Support-Attachment to a production | Film Victoria | $600 per week - $120 per day | To assist emerging screen industry personnel to increase skills through practical on-the-job training on a Victorian based feature film or television production. $600 per week for 10 weeks $120 per day for up to 50 days |
Ongoing | www.film.vic.gov.au 03 9660 3200 |
| Prop Ups | Regional Arts NSW | various | To provide a Quick Response Grants Program aimed at supporting innovative performing arts programming in regional NSW.
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ongoing | www.regionalartsnsw.com.au fundingofficer@regionalartsnsw.com.au 02 9270 2501 |
| Quick Response | Regional Arts Victoria | Up to $1500 | For small-scale cultural development and arts initiatives. | Anytime advise 5 working days after receipt | www.rav.net.au enquiry@rav.net.au 1800 819 803 03 9644 1800 |
| The Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) | The Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) | Promotes private sector arts support by connecting business, the arts, donors and foundations through its Partnering, Volunteering and Giving programs. AbaF is a company of the Australian Government, established in 2000. | www.abaf.org.au 03 9616 0306 |
| The music bound quick response travel fund | Australia Council | varie | Fund will help Indigenous music coordinators attend professional development opportunities in Australia.
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ongoing | www.australiacouncil.gov.au |
| Travel Grant Program | Screen Australia | Various | To enable film, television and interactive media practitioners to attend international festivals. | Ongoing | www.screenaustralia.gov.au 1800 226 615 02 9321 6444 |
| Victorian Community Support –Planning | Department of Victorian Communities (DVC) | Up to $30,000 | Provides grants for communities to plan for the future through better information, consultation and planning. | currently closed | www.grants.dvc.vic.gov.au 1300 366 356 |
December 2013
| Grant | Funding Body | Max $ | Criteria | Deadline | Contact |
| Market Development Grant | Australia Council | various | The Live on Stage program provides travel support for profesional musicians.
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ongoing | www.australiacouncil.gov.au |
| Music Bound Quick Response Travel Fund | Australia Council | $1000 | Funding to help Indigenous music coordinators attend professional development opportunities in Australia.
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ongoing | www.australiacouncil.gov.au |
December 2014
| Grant | Funding Body | Max $ | Criteria | Deadline | Contact |
| PPCA Performers’ Trust Foundation | Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) | $2,500 - $5,000 | To promote & encourage music & the performing arts.
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Ongoing. The trustees of the trust typically meet four times a year (approximately once every three months) to consider applications. | www.ppca.com.au trust.mail@ppca.com.au 02 8569 1100 |
| Artists in Schools | Arts Victoria | $5,000 | For professional practising artists to work in a Victorian school for up to 20 days. | closed for 2011 | www.arts.vic.gov.au artistsinschools@dpc.vic.gov.au 1800 134 894 or 03 8683 3114 |
| Arts and Health | Harold Mitchell Foundation must have TCC& DGR status | Various | Sponsor vital and innovative activities in Arts and Health which would not otherwise happen. Only tax deductible orgs. | Ongoing | www.hmfoundation.com.au info@hmfoundation.com.au 1300 308 130 03 9672 3001 |
| Community Partnership Grants program | The Australia Council | various | To support community arts & cultural development through the community partnerships section.
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ongoing | www.australiacouncil.gov.au cp@australiacouncil.gov.au 1800 226 912 |
| Dance Grants program | The Australia Council | Varies | To provide funding to assist the development & advancement of dance in Australia.
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ongoing | www.australiacouncil.gov.au dance@australiacouncil.gov.au 1800 226 912 |
| Documentary Funding | Screen Australia | up to $20,000 | To provide experienced practitioners with the opportunity to create appropriate written and/or visual materials to ensure that documentary projects are as strong as possible when competing for production finance. | Ongoing | www.screenaustralia.gov.au 1800 067 274 |
| Drama Development | Screen Australia | Various | To support originality, diversity and creative ambition in the development of Australian practitioners and their projects. | Ongoing | www.screenaustralia.gov.au 1800 226 615 |
| Harold Mitchell Foundation | Harold Mitchell Foundation | TCC & DGR status required | To sponsor vital projects or activities in the Arts and Health which would not otherwise happen. | ongoing | www.haroldmitchellfoundation.com.au info@haroldmitchellfoundation.com.au 1300 308 130 |
| Organisations | Arts Victoria | From $30,000 to max $75,000 | To improve coverage and support of small arts and cultural organisations across Victoria. Annual Operations is a new category developed in response to the sector’s need for appropriate funding arrangements which respond to the diversity of artistic and management practice. Email Ms Tania Grant. |
By invitation | www.arts.vic.gov.au annualoperations@dpc.vic.gov.au 1800 134 894 03 8683 3117 |
| Quick Response | Arts NSW | up to $1500 | To provide a small grants program for regional artists, arts organisations and communities to respond to unique arts opps that present at very short notice.
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ongoing | www.regionalartsnsw.com.au funding@regionalartsnsw.com.au 02 9270 2502 |
| Register of Cultural Organisations | DEWAH | Indirect Tax Deduction for donors to donate | Assists qualifying cultural bodies to attract support by enabling them to offer donors the incentive of a tax deduction.
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Ongoing | www.arts.gov.au roco.mail@dcita.gov.au 02 6271 1640 |
| Screen Engagement | Film Victoria | various | Aim to stimulate a vibrant screen culture in Victoria by supporting opps for local audiences to engage with screen events & by promoting Victorian creativity & innovation.
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ongoing | www.film.vic.gov.au 03 9660 3200 |
| Talent Escalator Internships, script workshops | Screen Australia | Various | To assist practitioners whose career would benefit from an attachment to a person, production or organisation and acknowledge and assist the work of experienced and established industry practitioners wishing to further develop their careers.
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Industry internships is ongoing | www.screenaustralia.gov.au 1800 507 901 |
| The Volunteer Initiated Museum (VIM) Grant Program | Museums & Galleries NSW | max $500 | Leg Ups-Skill Development Grants require funding to be matched $ for $
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ongoing | www.mgnsw.org.au phoebea@mgnsw.org.au 02 9358 1760 1800 114 311 |
| Touring Victoria Touring Projects | Arts Victoria | various | To support & enable touring activity that provides regional & outer-metropolitan communities with access to professional arts & cultural experiences.
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ongoing | www.arts.vic.gov.au artsvic@dpc.vic.gov.au 1800 134 894 03 8683 3100 |
