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Australian Cultural Fund (Creative Australia) ACF Boost 2027

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Australian Cultural Fund (Creative Australia) ACF Boost 2027 — Creative Australia
  • Who Can Apply: Australian citizens or permanent residents aged 18 or over with an active ABN (or an auspicing arrangement) who are engaged in arts and cultural activity; some prior-cohort and other Creative Australia matched-funding recipients are excluded.
  • The Focus: Matched funding to leverage private sector support for an arts and cultural project through an Australian Cultural Fund fundraising campaign.
  • The Funding: Dollar-for-dollar matched funding boost of up to AUD $5,000 for eligible funds raised.
  • Key Requirements: ACF Artist Profile and Project submission with the Boost tickbox checked, responses to two project-form questions about impact and campaign management, profile/ABN/biography and auspicing details, project details, a balanced project budget with ACF campaign target, fundraising and contingency strategies, and an explanation of how matched funding would affect the project and practice.
DeadlineMonday, October 19, 2026
AwardMatched funding 'boost' of up to $5,000 (dollar-for-dollar match of eligible funds raised)
DurationParticipants have between four and twelve weeks to complete their fundraising campaign within the 1 February – 30 April 2027 window.
Program datesFundraising campaign window: 1 February 2027 – 30 April 2027; projects may commence any time from May 2027
Locationnational
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesAll Stages
Disciplinesliterature, music, performing arts, visual arts, craft, design, film, video, television, radio, community arts, Indigenous arts and languages, movable cultural heritage
Age range18–
Application notesRegister in the ACF portal well before the closing date; new profiles take 1–2 business days to process. Applications close Monday 19 October 2026 at 12pm AEDT; outcomes notified Monday 14 December 2026. Only projects submitted within the application window are considered; support material is not required and will not be assessed. One project per applicant. Selected participants must run their ACF fundraising campaign 1 February – 30 April 2027, with grant payments in mid-late May 2027, and complete an acquittal 30 days after their project end date. Funded activities involving children must implement the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, and First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property Protocols apply as a condition of funding.
Contacthello@australianculturalfund.org.au
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Creative Australia

Organization based in Sydney