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Funding opportunity

Arts and Disability Initiative

Archived listing from 6 September 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.

Funding
$30,000 - $32,999
Opened
1 Jun 2026
Closed
7 Jul 2026
Category
Arts

Overview

You can also apply for up to $3,000 additional funding to support your access costs, or for those working with you.

ou can apply for:
- Creative development
- Experimentation
- Creation of new work
- Presentation and promotion
- Skills development
- Practice-based research
- Mentoring
- Residencies
- Collaboration
- Access costs.

Access costs help d/Deaf and disabled people take part in a project. Access costs include things that can support you, your team, participants, and your audience. This could include:
- Auslan interpreters
- Captioning
- Audio description
- Translation
- Access equipment
- Support workers
- Carers.

About This Grant

Supports d/Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers to develop a new work, or to build their practice, skills and networks.

Eligibility Requirements

Who can apply?
- Only individuals may apply to this initiative. If you are part of an unincorporated group, an individual can apply on behalf of the group
- You must identify as a d/Deaf or disabled artist or arts worker
- You must be an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident.

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