2026/27 Stronger Together Local Councils Major Festival Grants
Arts and culture funding for local government, offered by Department of Communities and Justice.
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- Funding
- $100k to $250k
- From $100,000 to $250,000
- Where
- New South Wales
- Opened
- 7 September 2026
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Who can apply
- Local government
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What 2026/27 Stronger Together Local Councils Major Festival Grants funds
Aims to support multicultural festivals and events across NSW. We invest in activities that foster community harmony and celebrate cultural diversity as a precious part of our identity and way of life. The Stronger Together Local Councils Major Festival grant funding is available for major festivals run by local councils across NSW. This program is administered by Department of Communities and Justice.
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How to apply
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When does 2026/27 Stronger Together Local Councils Major Festival Grants close?
This round of 2026/27 Stronger Together Local Councils Major Festival Grants closed in October 2026. GrantWindow keeps the record because most Australian grant programs run again, and the alert list is told the night Department of Communities and Justice opens the next one.
How much funding is available through 2026/27 Stronger Together Local Councils Major Festival Grants?
Department of Communities and Justice publishes a funding amount of $100k to $250k, noted as: From $100,000 to $250,000. Confirm it in the guidelines on the official page before you build a budget around it.
Who can apply for 2026/27 Stronger Together Local Councils Major Festival Grants?
Department of Communities and Justice lists this program as open to local government. That is a starting filter rather than the full eligibility test: the criteria in the funder's guidelines are what decide an application.
Is 2026/27 Stronger Together Local Councils Major Festival Grants still open?
This round is closed. Closed rounds stay on record because most Australian grant programs run again, and the reopening is the one worth being early for. The alert list is told the night it does.
Who runs 2026/27 Stronger Together Local Councils Major Festival Grants, and does GrantWindow take a cut?
2026/27 Stronger Together Local Councils Major Festival Grants is offered by Department of Communities and Justice in New South Wales. Applications are made through the funder, never through GrantWindow: we take no applications, charge no fee and act as no intermediary. Any site offering to apply on your behalf for a government grant is worth a very careful look.
Where this record came from
© State of New South Wales. For current information go to www.nsw.gov.au. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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- Last checked24 Oct 2026The day we last read this program on the funder's own page.
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