Funding – Southern Tablelands Arts

Funding

Open Now (listed by closing date)

Oct -Nov Create NSW Information sessions
Throughout October – November 2024, the Create NSW team will be travelling around NSW or meeting virtually for a conversation about the new Arts and Cultural Funding Program (ACFP), and help answer any questions about the upcoming Project and Multi-year funding opportunities.

22 Nov 2024 – Young Carer Bursary Supports young carers to return to or continue with their education.

28 Nov 2024 – Touring and Travel Fund This quick response funding program is designed for domestic and international touring and travel activity for NSW contemporary music artists, acts and music industry professionals.

30 Nov 2024 – Regional Arts Fund – Quick Response Grants Assists regional NSW artists, arts organisations and communities with funds for professional or skills development, or small project opportunities, at short notice.

2 Dec 2024 – Arts Project Funding, Creative Steps opens 23 Oct 2024, This funding supports creative development and presentation of new work by individual artists, arts and cultural workers. Applicants are encouraged to drive and develop partnerships with arts and cultural organisations to support their new works.

2 Dec 2024 – Arts Project Funding, Next Steps opens 23 Oct 2024, Next Steps – This funding focuses on professional development for individual artists, arts and cultural workers to enable participation in skills development opportunities, workshops, courses and creative sector conferences and networking events.

2 Dec 2024 – Create NSW – Arts and Cultural Funding Program: Creative Nations Arts – The purpose of this funding is to strengthen First Nations artists, organisations and communities by supporting artistic expression to sustain and grow First Nations arts and culture in NSW.

2 Dec 2024 – Arts and Cultural Funding Program – opens 23 Oct 2024, Cultural Access: Priority Area Projects for Individuals and Organisations,Supports individuals and organisations that are led by and/or support specific communities to develop and deliver a diverse range of arts and cultural experiences for artists, arts workers, communities, and audiences.

2 Dec 2024 – Create NSW – Arts and Cultural Funding Program: 4-Year (2+2) Multi-year Funding Program – opens 23 Oct 2024 The 4-Year Multi-year funding provides core investment to the NSW arts and cultural sector to support sustainable growth of the industry, with a focus on all NSW citizens being given the opportunity to contribute to and experience arts and culture.

3 Dec 2024 – International Performance and Touring Activity – MUSIC AUSTRALIA EXPORT DEVELOPMENT FUND – This fund forms a bold partnership between the Australian Government and the Australian music industry – a matched funding initiative, designed to provide financial support to a diverse range of Australian artists at distinct phases of their international careers.

3 Dec 2024 – International Professional and Artistic Development MUSIC AUSTRALIA EXPORT DEVELOPMENT FUND – a matched funding initiative, designed to provide financial support to a diverse range of Australian artists at distinct phases of their international careers.

3 Dec 2024 – International Market and Audience Development – MUSIC AUSTRALIA – a matched funding initiative, designed to provide financial support to a diverse range of Australian artists at distinct phases of their international careers.

2024 Open The Create Fund – Artist Investment Program Provides support for artists in order to help Shutterstock build a more diverse library. A production grant allocated to an artist Shutterstock would love to help develop.

22 Jan 2025 – Country Arts Support Program (CASP) – opens Nov 1 2024 Southern Tablelands ArtsCASP is grants of up to $3,000, open for independent professional practising artists across all art forms, community groups, arts organisations and not for profits

25 Jan 2024 – Documentary Australia Foundation – Fiscal Sponsorship This program aims to support independent documentary filmmakers in utilising their films to create positive change in the world. It will elevate projects in all stages of development, production, post-production, distribution, outreach and impact campaigns helping filmmakers who may otherwise not be able to secure the funding they need to see their projects financed, finished and unleashed to have impact.

3 Mar 2024 – Creative Australia – Playing Australia: Project Investment. This program aims to support performing arts tours to reach regional and remote communities across Australia. It supports organisations to undertake performing arts tours to reach regional and remote communities across Australia.

13 Mar 2025 Screen Australia – Documentary Production: Producer Program – This program aims to provide producers with the flexibility to drive projects both creatively and commercially, with Screen Australia funding as the foundation for growing and securing deals. It is designed to support innovative, distinctive and engaging documentaries with a strong creative vision in the context of today’s evolving media and distribution landscape and the commercial realities of increasingly fragmented sources of finance.

30 Apr 2025 – Arts and Cultural Funding Program – 2-Year Multi-year Funding opens 24 Mar 2025 – 2-Year Multi-year funding provides core investment to the NSW arts and cultural sector to support sustainable growth of the industry, with a focus on all NSW citizens being given the opportunity to contribute to and experience arts and culture.

30 April 2025 – Contemporary Music Festival Viability Fund NSW contemporary live music festivals will be supported through Sound NSW’s new two-year funding program which supports existing large-scale contemporary music festivals presented in NSW with a track record of delivering significant outcomes for contemporary music.

30 Apr2025 – National Energy Bill Relief for Small BusinessesThe Commonwealth Government has announced that all eligible small businesses will receive up to $325 to help with the cost of their electricity bills in the financial year 2024–25.

30 Jun 2025 – Regional Filming Fund Offsets costs associated with shooting in regional areas of NSW. The objectives of the program are to:
– Increase economic activity in regional NSW, by encouraging NSW screen productions to film outside of metropolitan areas
– Enable regional NSW to benefit from the growth of film and television production in the State.

30 Nov 2025 – (1 Feb 2025 opens) –Regional Arts Fund – Quick Response Grants Assists regional NSW artists, arts organisations and communities with funds for professional or skills development, or small project opportunities, at short notice.

Always open

Development Program
Supports writers and producers to develop fiction or unscripted (documentary) and online projects with distinctive ideas and ambitious stories.

The Eden-Monaro Grants Bulletin is now available online – providing details of more than 400 grants, scholarships, and funding rounds from Local Government, the NSW Government, and the Australian Government, including private and philanthropic grants.

International Cultural Diplomacy Arts Fund (ICDAF) – This program aims to support 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.

Roots & Shoots Mini Grants – Offers a rewarding, seed-funding initiative to promote respect and compassion for all living things in Australia.Past Mini Grant winners include everything from wombat conservation projects, sewing warm beanies for those living on city streets during winter, filling classrooms with colourful indoor plants, creating bee habitat gardens at Scout Halls, permaculture projects and so much more!

AFTRS First Nations Scholarships This program aims to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, with the costs associated with higher education at Australian Film Television annd Radio School.

SupportAct 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.

NSW EPA Find out about the $356 million grants programs available under the NSW Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041 and the NSW Plastic Action Plan.

Creative Australia have a range of funding opportunities and resources.

Create NSW Funding Calendar Want to know what other funding opportunities are available?

Screen Australia offers funding to support the development, production and marketing of Australian screen content, as well as for the development of Australian talent and screen production businesses with rounds throughout the year.

Yass Valley Council Grants programs are a way for Yass Valley Council to contribute to community organisations and others to continue their worthwhile work in the community.

QPRC Cultural Grants assist local arts, artists, musicians, performers, writers and arts/cultural groups to start and develop their own projects, and to improve the community’s opportunities for involvement in cultural and arts activities. Applications are open throughout the year, or until funds have been exhausted.

Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grants. Monthly rounds. Support immediate need unable to be planned for or supported by other funding.

Create NSW Quick Response grants Small Project Grants (Quick Response) for Individuals
Small Project Grants (Quick Response) support the creation, development and presentation of new work and professional development opportunities for NSW-based professional artists, groups and arts and cultural workers (including museum workers). You can apply for funding from $500 up to $5000. Please note: Your project must be urgent or time-sensitiveYou must complete your project within 3 months of receiving funding.Please note: Your project must commence three weeks after the date you submit your application.

Australian Rural Leadership Foundation Programs
Offers purpose-made experiential leadership programs tailored to rural, regional and remote Australia.
The ARLF is a for-purpose organisation driving change and fostering resilience in rural, regional and remote communities through the development of courageous and authentic leadership. For 30 years the Foundation has delivered experiential leadership development programs. Their programs are tailored to connect, challenge and support the people ready to help communities thrive.

Premier’s Discretionary Fund
Supports community-based projects which are identified by the Premier through ongoing community engagement.
Please see funding provider’s website for the types of projects previously funded.

The National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council Tony Manicaros Grant
Funds innovative projects which utilise, extend or develop opportunities in ethnic community radio broadcasting. Up to $2,000 can be given to a project.

Innovate Grant
Provides grants to artists and photographers to act as sparks of financial support that ignite your creative development through;New Ideas, Experiment with New Forms, Create New Work. Grant cycles are open 4 times a year (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter). EAll recipients will be featured and recognized on Innovate’s website.

Institute of Community Directors Scholarships.
Offers part-scholarships to not-for-profit leaders to complete the acclaimed ICDA Diploma of Governance. The ICDA Diploma of Governance is the only Diploma-level course specifically designed for the not-for-profit sector.

William Fletcher Foundation William Fletcher Artist Grants
Provides grants for the development of talented Australian artists. A range of support is available, including: Support grants for students, Development grants for mid-career artists, NIDA Student Grants, Sydney Theatre Awards, Julian Ashton Half-Scholarship

Creative Partnerships Australia Australian Cultural Fund
Helps raise funds for Australian artists, via a donation-based fundraising platform. The Australian Cultural Fund is a fundraising platform for Australian artists. It is managed by Creative Partnerships Australia and was established by the Australian Government in 2003 to encourage donations to the arts.

Gandel Foundation Community Grants
Support for the most vulnerable and marginalised groups in our society, and aims to help build stronger, more resilient, more vibrant and more inclusive communities. Amounts up to $40,000.

Microsoft for Nonprofits Provides grants and discounts across Microsoft cloud products.

Club Grants are now open right across the region. Head to the Club Grants page and find out mo

CASP (Country Arts Support Program)

NOW OPEN FOR 2025 Projects. Closes 22 Jan 2025

Everyone loves CASP, the annual regional arts funding program that’s supported hundreds of fabulous arts projects across the STA region and thousands of creative projects across regional NSW.

MORE INFO & APPLY

CASP SPOTLIGHT
CASP funding for 2024 is supporting 12 amazing projects. Check them out.

Watch this space for date announcments and details about CASP funding oppotunities to support 2025 projects.

Create NSW
Multi- Year Funding

Longer-term multi-year funding programs have been introduced to provide the funding stability needed for organisations to grow & build long-term capacity.

Applicants will have multiple opportunities to apply for the different categories of multi-year funding including:
2 Year – 4 Year – 8 Year

Project Funding

Creative Nations – projects for First Nations organisations and individuals

Next Steps – professional & skills development
(for individuals)

Creative Steps – new work development (for indivuals)

Cultural Access – projects for individuals and organisations led by or for priority area groups