Creative Grants in Australia

Funding for artists, designers, arts and cultural organisations and creative businesses in Canberra to develop and implement design projects that demonstrate excellence and support Canberra's ambition to become a UNESCO City of Design. Projects can be presented as part of the 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival (5-15 November 2026) or contribute to Canberra's reputation as a global city of design.

Funding for self-determined arts and cultural activities led by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and communities in the ACT. Supports creating arts and cultural work, presenting or performing, professional development, community arts development, marketing, and arts-based festivals across various artforms including dance, music, theatre, visual arts, literature, digital media, and screen.

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.

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.

Project grants supporting arts activities and initiatives for local artists and groups in the ACT. This funding supports a wide range of arts and cultural projects to sustain local artists and creatives.

A program that supports schools to undertake creative learning projects in partnership with creative professionals, collectives, or organisations. Projects provide students, teachers, and creative partners with diverse and challenging learning experiences, operating as a 'creative-in-residence' program that enhances education outcomes across curriculum from Foundation to Year 10, plus VCE Vocational Major, Victorian Pathways Certificate, and Towards Foundation curriculum.

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

A competitive funding program that invests in Victorian creative organisations to strengthen the state's creative economy. The program funds non-government, not-for-profit creative organisations across all creative forms and regions, supporting their leadership, operations, organisational infrastructure and capacity.

Supports projects led by Victorian professional artists, creative practitioners, groups/collectives and creative micro to small organisations. The fund comprises two focus areas: Uncovering Talent for first-time Creative Victoria funding recipients, and Projects for applicants with a proven track record. Applicants can apply through dedicated streams for First Peoples, Deaf and Disabled creatives, or General.