Arts and Cultural Grants Program

Maroondah City Council's Arts and Cultural Grants Program supports a diverse and culturally rich Maroondah through community driven projects, initiatives and events that increase arts profile and participation. These initiatives may focus on a wide variety of art forms.

The Arts and Cultural Grants Program:

  • increases community participation in arts and cultural activities
  • enhances and celebrates local identity through high quality projects with artists and community
  • to build and strengthen local networks within the Maroondah community and to encourage partnerships and collaboration, including with community, business, Council, traders, schools, other organisations, etc.

  • strengthens the identity and profile of the arts in Maroondah through effective arts programming and marketing.

Apply

Applications for the Arts and Cultural Grants Program are open from Monday 3 March until Sunday 13 April 2025.

View the Community Grant Guidelines 2025/26(PDF, 4MB)

Visit the SmartyGrants online platform to view the forms and apply.

Apply online

Information sessions for 2025/2026 programs

Grant information sessions took place on Tuesday 4 March and Wednesday 5 March.

Missed the grant information sessions? View a recording of the session below.

Need help with your application?

Bring along your draft application and any questions you have to one of our Grant Drop-In Sessions.

Please note: no bookings are required.

Timeframes

Important dates

9am, Monday 3 March

Community Grants Funding Program opens online

Sunday 13 April

Closing date for all applications - no late applications will be accepted

May/June

Assessment process

Late June

Notification of outcomes

Wednesday 30 July

Grants Recognition Event - Karralyka

April 2026

Final submission of 2025 Grant Acquittal/Evaluation report

Child Safety

Maroondah City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation where all children and young people are valued and protected from harm and abuse. We have zero tolerance for child abuse.

As part of our commitment to child safety and the Victorian Child Safe Standards, Council has child safety requirements in place to help ensure the safety of children and young people under 18 years of age when providing grant funding to other organisations, groups or individuals. 

For more information about Council’s child safety requirements for grant recipients please see the Information Sheet below or contact Council’s Child Safety and Inclusion Advisor on 1300 88 22 or 03 9298 4598 or email marisa.grosso@maroondah.vic.gov.au.

Community Grants and child safety(PDF, 205KB)

Further information

For further information on the Arts and Cultural Grants Program please contact Council’s Community Cultural Development Officer on 9298 4533 or email mattie.young@maroondah.vic.gov.au.

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