Creative Neighbourhood Infrastructure Support Program

The Creative Neighbourhood Infrastructure Support Program is open to micro to medium sized creative organisations and businesses, creative individuals and collectives as well as non-creative businesses and community organisations. (See ‘Who can apply’ below.)

Grants will support small to medium capital works, digital infrastructure upgrades, equipment purchases and installation.

The program aims to support creative enterprises and practitioners to:

• Achieve more viable creative practice
• Access new revenue opportunities
• Broaden their engagement with audiences

Funding available

This program has three streams:

• First Peoples stream— Applications led by First Peoples or First Peoples-led organisations can be made for projects between $5,000 and  $150,000 for capital and infrastructure upgrades, equipment purchases and installation and will be assessed by a First Peoples assessment panel.
• Small grants stream – Grants between $5,000 and $74,999 are available to support minor capital or digital infrastructure upgrades , equipment purchases and installation.  Applications will be assessed by creative industries experts.
• Large grants stream — Grants between $75,000 and $150,000 are available to support small to medium scale capital or digital infrastructure upgrades including equipment purchases and installation.  Applications will be assessed by creative industries experts.

Who can apply

The program accepts applications from individuals, organisations and collectives, including partnerships with creatives, social enterprises, not-for-profit organisations, community organisations. Applicants must have an ABN registered in Victoria. Applicants must also meet Creative Victoria’s General Eligibility.

The project must involve or benefit Victorian-based creative practitioners, creative organisations and  businesses  and/or creative collectives.

The  program will not accept applications from:

• State-owned cultural agencies and organisations (except where acting as an auspice body).
• Applicants with an overdue Creative Victoria (or former Arts Victoria) acquittal.
• State government departments and agencies
• Local Government Authorities

Key dates

Round Opens: Thursday 28 April, 2022
Round Closes:  3pm, Thursday 2 June 2022

For activities commencing from 1 August 2022.

It takes approximately 12 weeks from the closing dates until funding outcomes are available.

Apply now

Creative Neighbourhood Infrastructure Support Program applications are submitted via the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions Grants Portal.

General information on how to access the Grants Portal, including how to register and FAQ about the Grants Portal, can be found here.

You will need to determine which stream you are applying under.

• First Peoples stream: START APPLICATION HERE
• Small grant stream: START APPLICATION HERE
• Large grant Stream: START APPLICATION HERE

If you wish to see saved applications, please click here to return to the Grants Portal

Links and downloads

Guidelines

• Creative Neighbourhood Guidelines - Word version DOCX, 177.1 KB
• Creative Neighbourhood Guidelines - Accessible version DOCX, 88.5 KB
• Creative Neighbourhood FAQs - Accessible  DOCX, 54.1 KB

Tools

• Creative Neighbourhood Program Application Drafting Tool  DOCX, 57.4 KB
• Creative Neighbourhood Budget Drafting Tool XLSX, 53.2 KB
• Information for all applicants
• Information for current recipients

Who to talk to