Cultural and creative grants

Our cultural and creative grants and sponsorship program supports projects and initiatives that provide opportunities for creative participation, enhance creativity in the public domain and strengthen the sustainability and capacity of the City of Sydney’s cultural and creative industries.

Please see the grants and sponsorship guidelines for expected program outcomes and eligibility.

To see what projects have been awarded our grants and sponsorships in the past, please search for grants in our statutory returns annual reports.

Funding available

Funding is available in amounts over $5,000 and up to $50,000.

Value-in-kind in the form of street banner and venue hire fee waiver is also available.

Annual project funding or multi-year project (funding up to 3 years).

For-profit organisations requesting support are required to match the funding requested with cash. Value-in-kind will not be accepted.

Grantees may be required to provide sponsorship benefits back to the City of Sydney community in return for funding. These benefits will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and can be up to the value of the funding provided.

Key dates

Grant round 1

• Applications open: 5 February 2020
• Applications close: 9 March 2020
• Project timeframe: 1 August 2020–31 July 2021
• Recommendations to Council: 29 June 2020

Recommendations to Council is the time when applications are discussed and councillors decide to support or reject the recommendations presented to them.