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Infrastructure Grants: arts and culture

NSW Government

Funding amount$50,000 - $300,000
DeadlineCloses Mon, 17 Aug 2026
RegionNSW

Overview

Funding to support arts and culture infrastructure such as museums, art galleries or cultural centres.

Eligibility

Who can apply Not-for-profit organisations that will be responsible for operating and/or maintaining the infrastructure. Schools - applicants must consider if and how the infrastructure project is accessible to the public outside school hours. Local councils - applicants are required to cash-match the funding amount requested. Only local councils can submit applications for projects on infrastructure that they own and manage. Who can’t apply Individuals Organisations or businesses that may or will realise a commercial gain from the project. What kinds of projects will we fund under this stream You can apply for funding under this stream if your project supports infrastructure such as: Cultural maintenance (e.g. Aboriginal keeping place, language centres) Film (e.g. cinema, production studios) Performing arts (e.g. theatre, performing arts centre, rehearsal and studios) Music (e.g. conservatorium, concert hall) Historical, nature or science collections (e.g. museum, war memorial, botanic gardens) Visual arts and craft (e.g. exhibition or gallery space) Literature and writing (e.g. library, writer’s centre) Community (e.g. multipurpose hall) Your project will need to: be infrastructure that is accessible and available to the public most of the time. Projects can contribute to, but are not limited to, one or more of the following areas or outcomes: Construction, alteration, renovation, completion and fit-out of buildings and community infrastructure in the arts and culture infrastructure category. What you can’t apply for Day to day activities that supplements ongoing service delivery or core business. Existing services or initiatives currently underway. Work undertaken or commenced before funding decisions are made. Projects that provide or produce commercial outputs and benefits. Recurring services and outputs that had been undertaken and or/funded in the past. Projects not undertaken in NSW and/or not benefiting NSW communities and economy. Example projects Infrastructure Grants can be used for costs such as construction, the purchase of capital equipment and professional fees. Examples of projects include, but are not limited to, museums, art galleries, or theatres.

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