Arts, music & creative grants in Victoria
6 open grants and programs for arts, music & creative businesses in Victoria: 2 federal, 2 Victorian Government and 2 council. Sorted by closing date. Each listing has a plain-English summary of who can apply and a link to the official guidelines.
Love Your West: Night Time Diversification (Quick Response) 2026/27
Businesses registered in the City of Maribyrnong, and not-for-profit incorporated associations, running night-time activities in Maribyrnong. Applications are assessed by a council panel with outcomes within 28 days of closing.
Shopfront Business Grants Program 2026-27
Small businesses with an ABN and fewer than 20 full-time equivalent staff that have signed a lease on a street-facing shopfront in the City of Melbourne (CBD, Docklands, Southbank, Carlton, North Melbourne, Kensington and nearby suburbs) that was vacant for at least 6 months before the lease. Franchises and subsidiaries of larger companies are excluded. Funding goes to retail, hospitality or creative space fit-outs.
Producer Offset Loan Solution
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owned production companies with a documentary, film or TV project that qualifies for the Producer Offset.
Regional Events Fund VIC
Organisations, including businesses, that want to run or grow an event in regional Victoria. Talk to Visit Victoria or your Regional Tourism Board first for major events.
Screen Australia Funding and Support
Australian screen practitioners and production businesses. Each stream (documentary, First Nations, industry development and others) has its own rules and deadlines.
VicScreen Funding and Incentives
Victorian screen practitioners and businesses, plus Australian and international productions that bring screen work to Victoria.