Our Annual Grants provide financial and in-kind support for community initiatives and projects. 

Applications for programs and events running in 2019 will open on 11 June 2018 and close 11:59pm Monday 23 July 2018. 

In 2019 this program will invest nearly $880,000 in programs which support and enrich the Yarra community. The funded programs will address a wide variety of local needs and promote connectedness and well-being across Yarra.

The Arts and Culture grants stream supports the creation and presentation of arts and cultural projects, activities and works within the City of Yarra. There are three different categories of funding available in the Arts and Culture stream: Arts Development, Festivals and Events and Community Arts.

Arts Development supports professional artists and art organisations to produce and present new work in any medium. 

Festivals & Events supports activities taking place in Yarra that showcase, celebrate and promote creativity, culture, people, places and the arts. Within Festivals & Events there are two sub-categories: Festivals and Events Arts and Festivals and Events Community Participation.

Community Arts supports projects that enhance community participation and engagement in arts and culture within Yarra.

For more information visit our Annual Grants page.

Information Sessions

We are holding four Annual Grant information sessions to give advice and answer questions about how to apply for our Annual Grants. They are at: 

Collingwood Town Hall, Wurundjeri Room
11am-12pm, Tuesday 5 June, 2018

Fitzroy Library, Meeting Room 1
2pm-3pm, Wednesday 6 June, 2018

Richmond Town Hall, Meeting Room 1
6pm-7pm, Thursday 7 June, 2018

Bargoonga Nganjin, Seminar Room 1
1pm-2pm, Friday 8 June 2018