Live Performance Impact Fund

The Live Performance Impact Fund will provide grants that reimburse ‘sunk’ costs associated with the cancellation or rescheduling of live performance activities due to Omicron that were scheduled to take place between 13 December 2021 to 26 February 2022 and costs for COVID health and safety measures implemented over the same period.

Objectives

• Relieve short term cost pressures, including employment backfill costs, resulting from cancellation or rescheduling of performances due to COVID impacts in the period of 13 December 2021 to 26 February 2022.
• Support costs to ensure patrons are provided a safe environment.

Information about the fund

Funding is available up to $20,000 to meet costs associated with the cancellation, rescheduling of indoor and outdoor programmed live performances or implementation of new COVID health and safety measures at a dedicated live performance venue between the periods of 13 December 2021 to 26 February 2022.

Eligibility criteria

• Applicants must be based in Queensland.
• Additional eligibility criteria apply. See guidelines for a full list of eligibility requirements.

How to apply

Live Performance Impact Fund – 

• Guidelines - DOCX Version 2 (234.77 KB) or PDF Version 2 (274.15 KB)
• FAQs - DOCX Version 2 (220.8 KB) or PDF Version 2 (201.48 KB)
• Live Performance Impact Fund Template - XLSX (9.21 KB)
• Important Information for Applicants

Key dates

Applications open: 23 March 2022

Closing date: 20 April 2022

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