2025 Arts Project Grants

Welcome to the application form for the Arts project stream. Grant funding of up to $10,000 is available to support the production and presentation of new work, creative partnerships or significant cultural projects that benefit the Inner West community.

Grant Guidelines

Before completing this application, please refer to Council's Grant Guidelines to check your project is eligible and meets the objectives of the grant program you are applying for. Applicants are encouraged to familiarise themselves with Council’s Plans, Policies and Strategies.

Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered

Council offers a number of grant programs to support a culturally diverse, progressive and sustainable Inner West.

Applicants may only submit one application each year. Please check that your application is submitted to the most relevant grant stream. Once submitted it is not possible to transfer applications to another stream. 

For more information, please visit our website.

It is recommended all applicants speak with a Council officer on 02 9335 2249 (Monday - Thursday) or on 02 9335 2140 (Monday - Friday) to clarify your project ideas, eligibility and to ensure you are applying to the correct grant stream. 

• Please provide a response to all relevant questions
• When you have completed all of the questions click on Next Page to view the next page of the form
• Click Save Progress regularly to make sure your changes are saved
• You can jump pages by clicking on the Application Form Navigation area on the right-hand side of the form
• Once you have completed all pages the last page will ask you to Review your application - if you are happy with your responses you can click Submit. If your submission was received you will be sent a confirmation message saying your application has been submitted.