Community Grants
Pride March Adelaide 2024. Photo: Sam Graves
Arts and Culture and Community Impact Grants are open
The major funding round will close 5 December 2025.
The City of Adelaide’s Community Grants Program supports free and affordable community-led initiatives that foster a vibrant, connected, and inclusive city.
By investing in grassroots creativity and collaboration, the program helps build a city that is welcoming, resilient, and full of life — where everyone feels they belong.
The Community Grants program comprises two focus areas.
Arts and Culture
Funding supports arts and cultural projects that provide value to the city community and are open to all to attend.
Types of projects supported
- Creative performances
- Art exhibitions
- Arts and cultural festivals and events
- Reconciliation and truth-telling
- Live music
- Public artwork
Applications received from
- Arts and cultural practitioners
- Cultural organisations, community arts, music venues
- Priority groups
Community Impact
Funding supports free or low-cost projects focused on social inclusion, participation, reconciliation, wellbeing, and lifelong learning.
Types of projects supported
- Multicultural events and gatherings
- Community sport and active recreation programs
- Volunteer training, including first aid
- Neighbourhood activities
- Community cooking or active lifestyle initiatives (community yoga, meditation classes, etc.)
- Subsidies to support sport participation for priority groups
Applications received from
- Community groups and non-profit organisations
- Volunteers and local leaders
- Social enterprises and grassroots initiatives
- Priority groups
Grants and funding
| Grant | Timeframe | Available funding |
| Major Round Grants | Open 30 October and close 5 December 2025. | $5,000–$20,000 |
| Quick Response Grants and First Nations Arts and Cultural Grants | Open 30 October until funds expended. Applications must be submitted at least 5 weeks prior to project start date. | Up to $5,000 |
Apply for a Community Grant
- Please read the Community Grants Information Booklet 2025/26 and refer to the Funding Programs Policy before applying.
- Determine the focus area for your project. If you are unsure you can get in touch at [email protected].
- Submit an application form online using the correct focus area.
Apply now
Arts and Culture
Community Impact
Frequently asked questions
Community Grants are for:
- Community groups
- Individuals, sole traders and partnerships
- Aboriginal Corporation and Torres Strait Islander Corporations
- Charities, charitable trusts and not-for-profit organisations
- Incorporated associations
- Companies limited by guarantee
- For-profit organisations with annual revenue less than $250,000 may apply if delivering community benefit. For-profit organisations with an annual revenue of more than $250,000 are ineligible.
For a full list of eligibility criteria please see the Community Grants Information Booklet.
The primary purpose of a project should be used to determine where you apply.
If your project has creative outcomes but the primary purpose is connecting local residents, then it sounds like the Community Impact focus area might be a better fit for your project.
If your project has community connections outcomes but the primary purpose is to exhibit artwork, then it sounds like the Arts and Culture focus area might be a better fit for your project.
If you are still not sure please contact us on [email protected] or (08) 8203 7203 to discuss further.
The Community Grants 2025/26 major round supports projects taking place between 15 March 2026 - 15 March 2027.
We cannot accept applications for projects happening less than 5 weeks from the date of submission due to the assessment and approval process required to administer funding.
All projects must have a physical outcome in the City of Adelaide that is open to the public to attend, such as an event or a mural in the public realm.
Projects can be ticketed. All projects must present value to the city community and accessibility and affordability are considered in the assessment process.
Equipment such as computers, drones, cameras and other equipment that could be considered capital expenditure or organisational assets that will have long term value beyond the duration of your project are not eligible budget items.
It sounds like your project might be a better fit for funding through City of Adelaide subsidiary Adelaide Economic Development Agency (AEDA).
AEDA provide funding for projects that drive visitation, spend and support for local businesses and that increase the profile of the city and North Adelaide as a tourist destination.
Visit AEDA's Events & Festival Funding Opportunities page for more information.
All projects must have a physical outcome in the City of Adelaide that is open to the public. Projects that do not have a physical outcome in the City of Adelaide that the public may attend are not eligible for funding through the City Community Grants program.
It is recommended to consider funding through Create SA or Creative Australia.
Previously funded projects
GOCSA Dance Academy Dance Spectacular 'Den Lismono (Never Forget)'
Greek Orthodox Community of SA presented a music and dance spectacle at the Royalty Theatre. The performance featured songs, dance and theatrical sketches referring Greek historical events performed by 100 local and interstate dancers and second, third and fourth generation Greek musicians.
PianoLab Festival 2024
PianoLab 2024 was held in June as a four-day festival transforming the conventional piano experience.
Set in the digital immersive venue, The Lab, PianoLab is a celebration of music, creativity, and community well-being. PianoLab showcased a diverse range of styles, from classical to jazz to contemporary approaches.
Everyday Festival
Created by Adelaide’s ILVA (Independent Live Venues Alliance), this festival was a first-time collaboration between 7 x independently owned and operated live music venues to bring together artists and audiences and celebrate our live independent music sector.
Dem Mob - 'Dip' Video Launch
APY Lands hip hop band DEM MOB received funding to deliver a video launch event at The Lab. The event featured live performances by First Nations bands DEM MOB, Sonz of Serpent, Tunu Smith and DJ Mozzi.
Chinatown Association SA – Adelaide Lunar New Year Street Party
With the support of a City of Adelaide Community Impact Grant, Chinatown Association SA celebrated Lunar New Year with a Street Party that brought together the local community and businesses. The event showcased multicultural performances on multiple stages throughout Chinatown, involving more than 30 community associations from diverse cultural backgrounds including Korean, Japanese, Thai, Ukrainian, Filipino and Indonesian.
The event successfully activated the precinct with market stalls, dance zones, cultural displays and family activities attracting over 30,000 visitors to Gouger Street and Moonta Street. Over 120 volunteers contributed to event preparation, logistics and community engagement.
Image: 2025 Adelaide Lunar New Year Street Party. Image courtesy of Chinatown Association SA.
Adelaide Park Lands Association - Parklands Loop Collective #8
The Parklands Loop Collective delivered another successful and free community event to encourage and support people to get active while exploring the Adelaide Park Lands.
"The Best of Adelaide. Along with a bunch of other citizens, I was reminded of the best of Adelaide and, indeed, of life at the weekend in these troubled times. We all took part in the biennial Adelaide Parklands Loop to circumnavigate the city. It is a walk, run, or cycle through nature, history, and the future. It is a walk like no other; every step brings a different glimpse of the sights, sounds, and people of the City and Parklands. In the space of a few hours, the Parklands Loop, with its 360-degree views of the city and Parklands, transforms your experience of Adelaide in the best possible way”. Stewart Sweeney
Image: Participants of the April 2025 Parklands Loop Collective #8 enjoying nature and good company while completing the 14km loop of Adelaide through its Park Lands. Photo: Peter Sansom
Adelaide Lutheran Sports Club – First Nations Artwork for Uniforms and Merchandise
With the support of a City of Adelaide 2024/25 Community Impact Grant, the club commissioned Adnyamathanha, Narungga and Wangkangurru Yarluyandi artist Temaana Sanderson-Bromley to design their 2025 season uniforms and merchandise in collaboration with community to foster inclusivity and strengthening their club's identity.
“As a proud Ngarrindjeri woman, it was great to see my club actively seeking to increase its First Nations representation. My culture wasn’t something I had talked about much before in the netball space, but now I feel empowered to do so knowing that the club supports people from all different background.” – Kerryn Pruis
Image: Netballer Kerryn Pruis with artist Temaana Sanderson, proudly showing off the artwork incorporated into the Adelaide Lutheran Sports Club merchandise.
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