2025 Country Arts Support Program (CASP) Annual Funding

South Coast Arts offers annual grants under the Country Arts Support Program (funded by Create NSW)

Applicants can apply for up to $3000 per application.

The aims of CASP funding is to:

• Support arts & cultural activities and projects to drive community and social benefits
• Assist locally determined community arts and cultural activities
• Increase opportunities for regionally based groups to access a diverse range of arts programs
• Enable communities to explore and express their cultural identities

2025 CASP – Guidelines – South Coast Arts are provided here.

Application

Applications are accessed via the Smarty Grants portal.

Online SmartyGrants Application

If you don’t already have a SmartyGrants account you will need to create one to log in.

Key Dates

Applications:

• Applications open Monday 17 March 2025
• Applications close Sunday 20 April 2025, at Midnight

Projects:

• Projects may not start before 4 August 2025
• Projects must be completed by Saturday 28 February 2026