Brisbane City Council grants and sponsorships

Creative Sparks Grants 2025-2026

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Eligibility

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If you answer NO to any of the following questions you are ineligible for a Creative Sparks Grant. If you are unsure if you are eligible for funding you can contact Brisbane City Council on (07) 3403 8888 and ask to speak to a Creative Sector Development Officer.

Please refer to the Creative Sparks Grant Program guidelines for the full list of eligibility criteria.

1. Are you an individual residing in the Brisbane Local Government Area (LGA)? OR for not-for-profit organisations is your business based in the Brisbane LGA? * Required
If you are unsure of which Ward you live in, please enter your address into the Electoral Commission of Queensland website search tool or contact ECQ on 1300 881 665.
2. Are you a permanent resident or Australian Citizen? * Required
3. Are you over the age of 17 years at the time of submitting your application? * Required
4. If you are an organisation, is the project going to employ Brisbane independent artists and arts workers to deliver new work? * Required
5. If you are an organisation is your funding request for a new service, program or activity? * Required
This grant does not support any existing services or programs.
6. Do you or your organisation have an active Australian Business Number (ABN) in the applicant's name and nominated address within the Brisbane LGA or can nominate an incorporated Auspice Organisation based in the Brisbane LGA? * Required
7. Are you a Brisbane-based artist, arts worker, cultural worker, creative producer OR not-for-profit community arts, historical or cultural organisation? * Required
8. Does your project have a clearly defined arts component? * Required
9. Will your project have a public outcome and is it located within the Brisbane Local Government Area? * Required
10. Will your project start after 13 March 2026? * Required
This is the intended grant notification date.
11. Have you applied for only one creative grant in the 2025-26 round with Brisbane City Council? * Required
You may apply for either Creative Sparks OR Lord Mayor’s Creative Fellowships. Applicants cannot apply for both grants.
12. Can you demonstrate financial and/or in-kind support from sources other than Brisbane City Council for the proposed project? * Required
You cannot apply for 100% of project costs.

If you answer YES to any of the following questions you are ineligible for a Creative Sparks Grant.

13. Are you an employee of Brisbane City Council or Arts Queensland? * Required
14. Do you have any overdue Arts Queensland Grants? * Required
Overdue means you have not met the due date of your acquittal report and it is now overdue.
15. Do you have any overdue Brisbane City Council grants? * Required
If you are unsure if you have an overdue acquittal, please email the Community Grants Team at: communitygrants@brisbane.qld.gov.au.