Grants and Funding

Art Indemnity Australia
A scheme by which the Australian Government acts as insurer for significant cultural exhibitions.
Community Heritage Grants
Support for community organisations to preserve their cultural material, including archives and oral history recordings.
Contemporary Music Touring Program
Funding for professional, contemporary Australian musicians to tour and perform original music within Australia.
Contemporary Touring Initiative
Support for the development and touring of major exhibitions of contemporary visual arts and craft across Australia.
Festivals Australia
Funding for regional and community festivals to present a new or special cultural activity.
Indigenous Broadcasting Program
Funding for individual broadcasters and broadcasting activities to support Indigenous community radio.
Indigenous Culture Support
Assistance for activities that promote Indigenous cultures as integral elements of Australian society and identity.
Lending Rights
The Public Lending Right and Educational Lending Right schemes provide payments for Australian creators and publishers whose books are held in public and educational libraries.
Maintenance of Indigenous Languages and Records
Support for the revival and maintenance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.
Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme
Support for maritime heritage collection and conservation.
National Arts and Craft Industry Support Program
Support for the Indigenous visual arts industry and Indigenous art centres.
Playing Australia
Support for performing arts bodies to tour in remote and regional areas of Australia.
Regional Arts Fund
A partnership with the peak regional arts organisations in each state and arts ministries in the territories to assist artists and arts organisations in regional and remote areas.
Return of Indigenous Cultural Property Program
A collaborative effort between governments and museums to resolve issues arising from collections of Indigenous ancestral remains and sacred objects.
Visions of Australia
Funding to assist cultural and community organisations to develop and tour cultural exhibitions across Australia.
Visual arts and craft strategy
Information on the response by governments to the 2002 report of the independent Contemporary Visual Arts and Craft (Myer) Inquiry.

source
http://www.arts.gov.au/grants_and_funding