Strategic Funding - 2026/27
Arts and culture funding for companies and partnerships, offered by Sound NSW (Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport).
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- Funding
- Not stated
- Contact Sound NSW
- Where
- New South Wales
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Who can apply
- Companies
- Partnerships
These are the applicant types Sound NSW (Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport) lists for this program. It is a starting filter, not the full eligibility test, and the guidelines on the official page are what decide an application.
What Strategic Funding - 2026/27 funds
This invite only funding program supports institutions, organisations and music businesses demonstrating industry leadership and significant engagement with contemporary music in NSW. This invite only program supports the vision of the NSW Contemporary Music Strategy . It is designed to enable growth through reaching new audiences, locally and globally, while contributing to community cohesion and the NSW economy.
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How to apply
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Sound NSW (Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport)
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When does Strategic Funding - 2026/27 close?
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How much funding is available through Strategic Funding - 2026/27?
Sound NSW (Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport) does not publish a funding amount for this program, so this page does not show one. The figure, where there is one, is in the guidelines Sound NSW (Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport) publishes on their own page, which this record names and carries the link to.
Who can apply for Strategic Funding - 2026/27?
Sound NSW (Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport) lists this program as open to companies and partnerships. That is a starting filter rather than the full eligibility test: the criteria in the funder's guidelines are what decide an application.
Is Strategic Funding - 2026/27 still open?
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Strategic Funding - 2026/27 is offered by Sound NSW (Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport) 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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