Focus Area 2, Projects offers $10,000 - $20,000 grants to support creatives with a proven track record to undertake projects and professional development opportunities, 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
Key dates
Round opens: Thursday, 16 January 2025
Round closes:
GENERAL STREAM APPLICATIONS - 3pm, Thursday, 13 February 2025
FIRST PEOPLES AND D&D STREAM APPLICATIONS – 3pm, Thursday, 20th February 2025
For activity from 1 July 2025.
Application Streams
- First Peoples creatives stream
Applications led by Victorian First Peoples creatives or First Peoples led collectives/micro to small organisations can choose to be assessed in alignment with Aboriginal self-determination by an assessment panel of First Peoples creative industries peers.
- Deaf and Disabled creatives stream
Applications led by Victorian Deaf and Disabled creatives or collectives/micro to small organisations can choose to be assessed by a mixed panel of creative industries peers with lived experience of deafness and disability.
- General stream
All other applications will be assessed by specific creative industries peers depending on the creative discipline assessment panel chosen (listed in the program guidelines).
Please note:
- If your application is in the Deaf and Disabled stream or the General stream and includes First Peoples activities, it may be reviewed by a Cultural Protocol Review panel composed of First Peoples professionals from the creative industries. Your application must demonstrate adherence to cultural protocols to receive support. For guidance on how to demonstrate cultural protocols, please refer to the program guidelines.
- If you are eligible to apply to more than one stream (for example, First Peoples and Deaf and Disabled), you must choose one panel to assess your application, so please consider which panel you would prefer or speak to program staff.
Funding available
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.
Am I eligible?
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.
Depending on if you are applying as an individual, organisation or collective there are specific eligibility requirements in the program guidelines (which you can download below).
How can I apply?
Applications for this program are now open. You can use the Application Drafting Tool below to start drafting your application responses.
Creative Projects Fund - Projects applications are submitted via the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions Grants Portal.
You will need to determine which stream you are applying under.
- First Peoples creatives stream: Click here to start your application
- Deaf and Disabled creatives stream: Click here to start your application
- General stream: Click here to start your application
If you wish to work on DRAFTS, or see your SAVED APPLICATIONS, please click here to return to the Grants Portal
Find general information on using the grants portal, including how to register and FAQ about the Portal.
Note:
- Applicants can only submit one application for the 2025 round (including under auspice). Auspice bodies may apply on behalf of multiple applicants.
- For the 2025 round applicants can only apply to Music Works 2025 or Creative Projects Fund 2025. Applicants cannot apply to both programs.
- Applicants can only submit one application to either the Uncovering Talent OR the Projects focus area.
Guidelines and tools
Who can I talk to?
Focus Area/Stream | Contact |
First Peoples applicants (both focus areas) | Darcy Hytt firstpeoplesgrants@creative.vic.gov.au
|
Deaf and Disabled applicants (both focus areas) | Lill Desormeaux lillian.desormeaux@creative.vic.gov.au 03 9623 1412 |
Cross/Multi-Disciplinary | Lill Desormeaux lillian.desormeaux@creative.vic.gov.au 03 9623 1412 |
Dance / Physical Performance | Haini Palu haini.palu@creative.vic.gov.au 03 9623 1115 |
Design | Alia Vryens 03 9623 1265 |
Literature | Tim Darbyshire tim.darbyshire@creative.vic.gov.au 03 9623 1125 |
Music | Emily Dutton Emily.dutton@creative.vic.gov.au 03 9623 1278 |
Screen | Tim Darbyshire tim.darbyshire@creative.vic.gov.au 03 9623 1125 |
Theatre | Haini Palu haini.palu@creative.vic.gov.au 03 9623 1115 |
Visual Arts | Tim Darbyshire tim.darbyshire@creative.vic.gov.au 03 9623 1125 |
For help with translations please call the Translating and Interpreting Service
- Visit the Translating and Interpreting website