Contemporary Music Development Grants - Industry Development

This funding program is designed for music businesses and organisations with a track record of delivering significant outcomes for contemporary music in NSW, and aims to:

• develop skills and capacity for artists and acts
• upskill industry professionals and music businesses in best practice and emerging trends
• improve industry standards
• build the profile of the NSW music industry
• cultivate innovation, collaboration and partnership
• support industry-led research and advocacy
• strengthen communities.

This program is open to music businesses or organisations.

Funding recipients must be:

• currently based in NSW or deliver a significant contribution to the NSW contemporary music sector
• be an incorporated entity or trust (including a trust with a corporate or individual trustee) and hold an Australian Business Number (ABN), Australian Company Number (ACN), or
• be registered with NSW Fair Trading under the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 or the Co-operatives National Law (NSW) set out in the appendix to the Co-operatives (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012.

Businesses or organisations with Annual Funding for Organisations 24/25 from Create NSW are not eligible for this round. These organisations will be eligible to apply at the next round opening in May.

Applicants will need:

• an active ABN (that’s your Australian Business Number)
• a bank account with the same name as your ABN.

For the purpose of this program contemporary music refers to artists and acts performing new and original music.

• Business or organisations with a primary focus in the below artforms are not supported through this program:
  • experimental music and sound art
  • contemporary classical, opera, choral and ensembles
  • music theatre
  • working in and with community music groups
• These applicants should refer to Create NSW’s Arts and Cultural Funding Program (ACFP) guidelines.