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Arts and Screen Employment Pathways Pilot Program

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts · Australia

This grant opportunity seeks eligible service providers to deliver temporary employment placements through the Arts and Screen Employment Pathways Pilot Program. The program will match early to mid-career d/Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers with arts, cultural, screen and digital games organisations for paid placements of up to 12 months across Australia.

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Closed

19 Apr 2026

Duration

up to 3 years

Location

Australia

Who Can Apply

Must have an active ABN, Australian bank account, legal entity status, and GST registration where required. Must be an eligible Australian entity type such as company, incorporated not-for-profit, sole trader, partnership, local or territory government body, trust, or Indigenous corporation. Must have disability skills and experience plus experience in the arts, cultural, screen and digital games sectors. Key personnel delivering placements must have lived experience of disability.
Applicants must have an Australian Business Number (ABN); where required by law, be registered for GST; be a permanent resident of Australia; have an account with an Australian financial institution; be a legal entity able to enter into a legally binding agreement; comply with relevant copyright, licensing, employment, planning and environmental requirements; and have no outstanding reports, acquittals or serious breaches relating to Commonwealth funding. Eligible entity types are a company incorporated in Australia, a company incorporated by guarantee, an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust, an incorporated association, an incorporated not-for-profit organisation, a sole trader, a partnership, a local or territory government agency or body, or an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006. Applicants must have disability skills and experience as well as experience in the arts, cultural, screen and digital games sectors, and key personnel delivering placements need to have lived experience of disability. Applicants may apply alone or as a consortium, with a lead entity required for consortium applications.

What's Funded

Delivering and overseeing temporary paid job placements for early to mid-career d/Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers, including recruiting participants and host organisations, matching placements, and administering the pilot program.

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Expected Outcomes

Successful providers are expected to recruit, select and match host organisations and participants, provide oversight of placements, and support temporary employment pathways in the arts, cultural, screen and digital games sectors.

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Key Information

Applicant Types

companytrustnon_profitsole_traderpartnershiplocal_governmentindigenous_organisation

Stage

any

Funding Purposes

employmenttrainingcommunity

Keywords

artsscreendisabilityemployment pathwaysartistsarts workersdigital gamesservice providers

Official Grant Page

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the Arts and Screen Employment Pathways Pilot Program?

The Arts and Screen Employment Pathways Pilot Program is a non-profit grant offered by Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts in Australia. This grant opportunity seeks eligible service providers to deliver temporary employment placements through the Arts and Screen Employment Pathways Pilot Program. The program will match early to mid-career d/Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers with arts, cultural, screen and digital games organisations for paid placements of up to 12 months across Australia.
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Who is eligible for the Arts and Screen Employment Pathways Pilot Program?

Must have an active ABN, Australian bank account, legal entity status, and GST registration where required. Must be an eligible Australian entity type such as company, incorporated not-for-profit, sole trader, partnership, local or territory government body, trust, or Indigenous corporation. Must have disability skills and experience plus experience in the arts, cultural, screen and digital games sectors. Key personnel delivering placements must have lived experience of disability.
3

When does the Arts and Screen Employment Pathways Pilot Program close?

Applications closed on 19 Apr 2026.
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What activities are funded?

Delivering and overseeing temporary paid job placements for early to mid-career d/Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers, including recruiting participants and host organisations, matching placements, and administering the pilot program.
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