The grant opportunity is seeking applications from eligible service providers to deliver temporary employment placements through the Arts and Screen Employment Pathways Pilot Program (the Program).
The Program will match early to mid-career d/Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers with arts, cultural, screen and digital games organisations for temporary paid job placements of up to 12 months, for any art form and any position level across Australia.
The successful service provider/s will be responsible for recruiting, selecting and matching host organisations and participants, and providing oversight of the placements.
Eligibility - To be eligible, applicants must:
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- where required by law, be registered for the purposes of GST
- be a permanent resident of Australia
- have an account with an Australian financial institution
- be a legal entity with the capacity to enter into a legally binding agreement or contract
- comply with all regulatory, industry and legal requirements in relation to copyright, licensing, employment, planning and environmental protection
- not have any outstanding reports, acquittals or serious breaches relating to any Commonwealth funding.
And be one of the following entity types:
- a company incorporated in Australia
- a company incorporated by guarantee
- an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
- an incorporated association
- an incorporated not-for-profit organisation
- a sole trader
- a partnership
- a local or territory government agency or body
an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006.
Applicants are required to have disability skills and experience as well as experience in the arts, cultural, screen and digital games sectors. In addition, key personnel delivering the placements need to have lived experience of disability.
Applicants can apply either alone or in partnership with another organisation/s. Applicants who apply as a consortium must appoint a ‘lead entity’. Only the lead entity can submit the application form and enter into a grant agreement.
Funding is available over 3 years from 2025-26 to 2027-28, for activities starting from 1 July 2026.
$2,200,000.00
Select the 'Submit Application' button on the left sidebar to apply through the SmartyGrants system. Applications must be submitted through SmartyGrants by the closing date and time, and:
- provide all the information requested
- address all eligibility and assessment criteria
- include all necessary attachments.
