The First Nations Commissioning Fund is focused on investing in opportunities that share First Nations stories and cultural knowledge and elevate awareness of Queensland’s exceptional First Nations arts and cultural products and experiences.
The First Nations Commissioning Fund:
Single-year projects—up to $70,000 for projects and programs for up to 12 months.
Two-year projects—up to $150,000 for projects and programs that need a larger and/or longer scale of development of up to two years and include presentation and/or distribution.
PLUS up to $10,000 towards fees for Queensland-based composers, musicians or librettists to support the commissioning of new live or recorded music as part of your project.
PLUS up to $60,000 towards a full-time industry placement for 12-months (or a pro rata equivalent for part-time) with a focus on arts management and/or arts production.
Applicants may only receive one FNCF grant per calendar year, and applicants who have already received an industry placement are not eligible to apply for further placements.
Please note: Round 5 is the last round that funding will be available for Industry Placements.
Funding rounds |
Open |
Close |
Notification expected |
Activity start date |
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Round 4 (Under new guidelines) |
29 January 2024 | CLOSED (2pm, 11 March 2024) |
Late May 2024 | From 17 June 2024 |
Round 5 |
OPEN 1 July 2024 |
2pm 12 August 2024 | Mid-October 2024 | From 11 November 2024 |
Round 6 |
3 February 2025 | 2pm 17 March 2025 | Late May 2025 | From 23 June 2025 |
1. Visit our supporting documents page to view the:
2. Complete the online application form.
Arts Queensland uses Smartygrants, an online grant application system. If you are unable to access Smartygrants contact: