Festivals Australia Round 20
Tender ID: 579130
Tender Details
Tender Description
Festivals Australia provides funding to support individual art projects in regional or remote locations. Eligible projects take place at festivals, or significant one-off community events such as a town celebration or opening of a new community resource. Festivals Australia will:
- provide access to a diverse range of engaging, innovative arts projects that grow audiences at festivals across regional and remote Australia,
- support partnerships and collaboration across the arts sector, and
- encourage community participation in arts projects at regional and remote festivals.
The program delivers two funding rounds each year usually opening in February and September. The Minister for the Arts (or their delegate) approves funding under the Program Guidelines.
To check if your project is taking place in an eligible location, visit the Festivals Australia Eligibility Map. Enter the full address where your project will be delivered into the search box, or click on the location on the map. The remoteness classification, and whether this location is eligible, will be displayed.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for funding, applicants must
- be an Australian incorporated organisation*,
- have an active Australian Business Number (ABN),
- be registered for the purposes of GST, if required by the Australian Taxation Office, and
- not have any outstanding reports, acquittals or serious breaches relating to any Australian Government funding.
Applicants from the Australian external territories, such as Norfolk Island, are eligible to apply.
Unincorporated groups are eligible for funding but must be auspiced by an organisation that meets the above criteria.
Festivals Australia does not fund projects that take place in major cities or metropolitan locations.
Grant Activity Timeframe:
Funding is available for activities commencing from 1 July 2025.
Total Amount Available (AUD):
$700,000.00
Instructions for Application Submission:
Applications can be made online via the Submit Application link
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Barkly : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin : Top End
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
