ClosedNon-Profit2025
Band Association of NSW - Community Band Development Grants 2025 — NSW
Up to $2K available
Create NSW
Community Band Development Grants 2025 provides funding for eligible community bands in New South Wales to increase banding activity, improve performance standards and grow audiences. The devolved program is funded by Create NSW and administered by the Band Association of NSW Inc.
Funding
Up to $2K
Closed
4 Feb 2025
Duration
up to 10 months
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
• Applicant must be a community band.
• Applicant must be a member of the Band Association of NSW.
• Applicant must be located in a New South Wales Local Government Area.
• Projects must be conducted between 2025-03-01 and 2025-12-31.
• Project must be completed by 2025-12-31.
• Funds must be spent by 2025-12-31.
• Only one application per band organisation may be submitted.
• Applications for normal operating costs are not eligible.
Only community bands that are members of the Band Association of NSW and located in a New South Wales Local Government Area are eligible to apply. Projects must be conducted during the 2025 calendar year between 1 March 2025 and 31 December 2025, and all funds must be spent by 31 December 2025. Only one application per band organisation may be submitted, although that application may include an unlimited number of projects. Applications seeking funding for normal operating costs will be rejected.
What's Funded
Eligible activities include workshops and band camps, outreach programs for adult or youth beginner bands, community and school band relationship development, concerts to widen audiences, sister band relationships between city and regional bands, advertising and promotion, member skill development, web and IT development, new music commissions and purchases, instrument repairs, and equipment purchases such as music stands and banners.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Projects are expected to increase banding activity in New South Wales communities, improve performance standards, grow audience numbers, support youth development and outreach, strengthen community engagement, and deliver medium to long term benefits to the band organisation.Grant not accepting applications
Applications for this round are closed. A new round may open in the future.
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Applicant Types
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Stage
any
Funding Purposes
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Keywords
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Band Association of NSW - Community Band Development Grants 2025?
The Band Association of NSW - Community Band Development Grants 2025 is a non-profit grant offered by Create NSW in Australia, providing Up to $2K in funding. Community Band Development Grants 2025 provides funding for eligible community bands in New South Wales to increase banding activity, improve performance standards and grow audiences. The devolved program is funded by Create NSW and administered by the Band Association of NSW Inc.
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How much funding does the Band Association of NSW - Community Band Development Grants 2025 provide?
The Band Association of NSW - Community Band Development Grants 2025 provides Up to $2K in funding. The typical project duration is up to 10 months.
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Who is eligible for the Band Association of NSW - Community Band Development Grants 2025?
- Applicant must be a community band.
- Applicant must be a member of the Band Association of NSW.
- Applicant must be located in a New South Wales Local Government Area.
- Projects must be conducted between 2025-03-01 and 2025-12-31.
- Project must be completed by 2025-12-31.
- Funds must be spent by 2025-12-31.
- Only one application per band organisation may be submitted.
- Applications for normal operating costs are not eligible.
4
When does the Band Association of NSW - Community Band Development Grants 2025 close?
Applications closed on 4 Feb 2025.
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What activities are funded?
Eligible activities include workshops and band camps, outreach programs for adult or youth beginner bands, community and school band relationship development, concerts to widen audiences, sister band relationships between city and regional bands, advertising and promotion, member skill development, web and IT development, new music commissions and purchases, instrument repairs, and equipment purchases such as music stands and banners.
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