There are a large number of funding and other opportunities for artists and arts workers in regional New South Wales.

Arts North West, Regional Arts New South Wales (RANSW), Arts New South Wales, the Australia Council for the Arts , the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, the New South Wales Heritage Office and MusicNSW provide a range of funding options as summarised below. Some other useful links are Community Builders and Grantslink.

RANSW has also produced a Guide to Writing Grant Applications to assist not-for-profit community based organisations in preparing effective submissions for funding from these programs. Download a copy by following the links here