Building Audiences Fund

Funding available

Applications will be accepted for requests between $2,000 to $20,000. The total grant pool for this program is $100,000.

Who can apply

• Independent professional creatives/artists and partnerships working in the creative industries, including sectors such as arts, music, design, screen and digital games.
• Micro to medium sized organisations (less than 10 FTE staff) within the creative industries.
• Regionally based creative industries organisations owned and operated by local governments are eligible to apply.
• Please speak to a program officer, listed below, before applying.

The program will not support

• Business as usual or existing marketing activity
• State-owned agencies
• Organisations receiving multi-year funding through Creative Victoria (including Regional Partnership funding)
• Recipients of 2020 Innovation in Marketing Fund grants
• Amateur or hobby pursuits

Key dates

** Extended deadline** Round close: 5pm 4 March 2021

Following notification, all successful applicants will be required to provide a detailed project plan for the proposed activity.  

The proposed activity must take place between Wednesday 1 July 2021 to Wednesday 30 June 2022.

Who to talk to

For more information contact:

Ruth Gormley on 8683 3216 or by email at ruth.gormley@creative.vic.gov.au or

Katie White on 8683 3213 or by email at katie.white@creative.vic.gov.au or

Cameron Swann on 86833211 or by email at cameron.swann@creative.vic.gov.au.

Links and downloads

Guidelines

• Building Audiences Funding Guidelines DOCX, 185.1 KB
• Building Audiences Funding Guidelines - Accessible version DOCX, 55.2 KB
• Building Audiences Funding Guidelines - PDF Version PDF, 322.1 KB

Tools

• Building Audiences Funding Guidelines Drafting Tool ;DOC, 89.5 KB
• Creative Victoria Budget Drafting Tool XLS, 159.0 KB
• Information for all applicants