• Status: Open
• Grant amount: Up to $100,000
• Application opened: 8 December 2025
• Application closes: 12 February 2026, 2:00 pm

Program objective

This funding program supports contemporary music events and festivals to deliver new programming and activities that builds audiences, promotes NSW music, supports local music collaboration and provides opportunities for community connection through music.

The funding aims to:

• build audiences and promote NSW music
• increase local artist engagement with their local music scene or community
• increase opportunities for all ages music event programming
• strengthen community participation particularly in Western Sydney and regional NSW
• amplify the work of priority communities to build a diverse contemporary music sector.

This program is administered by Sound NSW (Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport).

For Application and Guidelines go to: https://www.nsw.gov.au/grants-and-funding/%e2%80%8b%e2%80%8blocal-audience-development-grants-live-music-events-and-all-ages-programming%e2%80%8b