Before you begin

Welcome to the City of Sydney’s online grant application service for the Creative grants program, powered by SmartyGrants.

This program supports projects that contribute to Sydney’s cultural life. We support creative projects that showcase our local artistic talent and provide opportunities for everyone to engage in creative practice or take part in cultural activities.

For our cultural life to thrive, we need a well-resourced and resilient creative sector. This grant program will help build the sustainability of creative industries by investing in new work, new audiences and new opportunities to unlock the creative potential of our city.

Please review the guidelines and in case you have any question you can contact the grants team at grants@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au.

Need SmartyGrants help?

You can start your application, save what you have done and return to it as many times as you like before the grant deadline. If you wish to leave a partly completed application, press Save and Close and log out. When you log back in and click on the My Submissions link at the top of the screen you will find your application to continue.

If you need more help using this form, please read the Help Guide for Applicants and Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's).