Applications open for Creative Projects Fund (Australia)

Focus Areas

• The latest round of Creative Projects Fund comprises two focus areas.
  • Uncovering Talent is dedicated to supporting applicants who have not previously received Creative Victoria funding, this can include:
    • developing or presenting new creative works, or experiences
    • professional development, mentorships, residencies, etc.
    • collaborating and working with other creatives
  • The Projects focus area is for applicants with a proven track record of delivering creative projects and undertaking professional development, including:
    • developing new creative content, products or experiences
    • presenting and/or launching work to reach new markets
    • investing in innovative ideas
    • supporting collaborations and partnerships

Funding Information

• Uncovering Talent
  • Individuals or groups/organisations can apply for a fixed grant of $5,000.
  • Accessibility costs
    • All applicants are encouraged to include accessibility costs within their project budgets that make activities accessible to a Deaf and Disabled audience (e.g. Auslan, captioning, audio description, materials in other formats).
    • Deaf and Disabled applicants applying to the Deaf and Disabled creatives stream may apply for the fixed $5,000 grant, plus up to $1,500 to cover any specific accessibility costs that will help remove barriers in the project. These additional funds can only be used for accessibility initiatives costs and cannot be repurposed for general project.
• Projects focus area:
  • Individuals or groups/organisations can apply for a grant between $10,000 and $20,000.
  • Accessibility Costs:
    • All applicants are encouraged to include accessibility costs within their project budgets that make activities accessible to a Deaf and Disabled audience (e.g., Auslan, captioning, audio description, materials in other formats).
    • Deaf and Disabled applicants applying to the Deaf and Disabled creatives stream may apply for the project costs between $10,000 and $20,000, plus up to $3,000 to cover any specific accessibility costs that will help remove barriers in the project. These additional funds can only be used for access initiative costs and cannot be repurposed for general project costs.

Eligibility Criteria

• Focus Area 1: Uncovering Talent
  • You are eligible to apply if you:
    • are a Victorian-based individual, collective/group, or micro to small organisation.
    • have an active Australian Business Number (ABN)
    • If you don’t have an ABN, you can apply for one online or apply through an auspice body with an ABN.
    • have no overdue Creative Victoria (or former Arts Victoria) acquittals.
    • have never received Creative Victoria funding before except for direct recipients of COVID support programs above.
• Focus Area 2, Projects
  • The Creative Projects Fund – Projects focus area accepts applications from Victorian-based professional artists, creative practitioners, collectives, groups, businesses or micro to small organisations.
  • You are eligible to apply if you:
    • are a Victorian-based individual, collective/group, or micro to small organisation
    • have an active Australian Business Number (ABN)
    • If you don’t have an ABN, you can apply for one online or apply through an auspice body with an ABN.
    • have no overdue Creative Victoria (or former Arts Victoria) acquittals.

For more information, visit Creative Victoria.