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Venue Upgrade Grants 25/26 - Advice and Planning Round 2

Arts and culture funding for companies, individuals and trusts, offered by Sound NSW (Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport).

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May 2026

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Funding
Up to $20k
Up to $20,000
Where
New South Wales
Opened
30 March 2026
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Who can apply

  • Companies
  • Individuals
  • Trusts

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.

Eligibility, in Sound NSW (Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport)'s own words

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What Venue Upgrade Grants 25/26 - Advice and Planning Round 2 funds

What this money is forArts and culture

Venues that demonstrate a commitment to increasing live music programming may apply for grants to support advice from consultants and experts to create fit-for-purpose venues. Venues that demonstrate a commitment to increasing live music programming may apply for grants to support advice from consultants and experts to create fit-for-purpose venues. Advice may include: assessment reports to support infrastructure development (e.g.

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Sound NSW (Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport)

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About Venue Upgrade Grants 25/26 - Advice and Planning Round 2

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When does Venue Upgrade Grants 25/26 - Advice and Planning Round 2 close?

This round of Venue Upgrade Grants 25/26 - Advice and Planning Round 2 closed in May 2026. GrantWindow keeps the record because most Australian grant programs run again, and the alert list is told the night Sound NSW (Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport) opens the next one.

How much funding is available through Venue Upgrade Grants 25/26 - Advice and Planning Round 2?

Sound NSW (Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport) publishes a funding amount of Up to $20k, noted as: Up to $20,000. Confirm it in the guidelines on the official page before you build a budget around it.

Who can apply for Venue Upgrade Grants 25/26 - Advice and Planning Round 2?

Sound NSW (Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport) lists this program as open to companies, individuals and trusts. That is a starting filter rather than the full eligibility test: the criteria in the funder's guidelines are what decide an application.

Is Venue Upgrade Grants 25/26 - Advice and Planning Round 2 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 Venue Upgrade Grants 25/26 - Advice and Planning Round 2, and does GrantWindow take a cut?

Venue Upgrade Grants 25/26 - Advice and Planning Round 2 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.

  1. Read fromnsw.gov.auNSW Government Grants and FundingThe address of Sound NSW (Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport)'s own listing for this program is one of the two facts a trial opens.
  2. Published underCC BY 4.0CC BY 4.0
  3. Last checked24 Oct 2026The day we last read this program on the funder's own page.

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