The Organisations Fund 2026-2029 is a four-year funding program that supports small-to-medium Queensland-based arts and cultural organisations to be stronger businesses.

The Fund recognises small to medium-sized arts companies play a critical role in Queensland’s arts and cultural sector by engaging audiences, strengthening communities, sharing our stories and providing significant employment opportunities for Queensland artists and arts workers.

The Fund supports the core operational and program delivery costs of small-to-medium arts organisations, helping to ensure they are well positioned to deliver on and leverage the opportunity of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.

NB: This Fund includes a new dedicated festivals stream, which opens on 13 January 2025. This stream will support organisations whose primary business is the delivery of arts and cultural festivals, recognising the unique business models, planning cycles and challenges for arts companies that primarily deliver a festival.

You must view a recorded fund briefing on the Organisations Fund 2026-2029 to access the application form. Please request a link to the briefing by emailing organisationsfund@arts.qld.gov.au.

Applications that include the following target groups as creators, participants or audiences will strengthen the implementation of the Queensland Government’s commitments:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
• people from a culturally and linguistically diverse background, including Australian South Sea Islanders 
• regional Queenslanders
• people with disability*
• young people (12 – 25 years)
• children (under 12 years)
• older people (over 55 years)

Applicants are encouraged to explore how they might direct their activities to these specific target groups.

• Email: organisationsfund@arts.qld.gov.au.