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Program – youth arts grants provide three-year funding to youth theatre companies which develop and present the voices and stories of young people, and which offer professional development pathways with the potential to help young people become artists or artsworkers.

Artform development grants support activities that contribute to the overall development of the artform of theatre in Australia.

Arts organisations project grants - young and emerging are creative residences & artist commissions for major performing arts and key performing arts organisations.

Arts organisations project grants - creative professionals involve training, placements and mentorships and creative workforce traineeships for major performing arts organisations.

Fellowship grants provide individual artists with financial support to undertake a two-year program of creative work and/or professional development that extends their practice and develops their career.

New work grants support one-off projects that result in the creation of new contemporary theatre work. This can include a new production of an existing text.

Going Global responds to international one-off performances and touring opportunities resulting from Australia Council international market development initiatives.

Skills and arts development grants support activities that provide professional development opportunities to individual theatre workers or that contribute to the overall development of the artform in Australia.

New work grants support one-off projects that result in the creation of new contemporary theatre work. This can include a new production of an existing text.

Managing and producing services (MAPS) is a project to develop a support structure that will produce and manage selected theatre companies to create, present and tour work more effectively state-wide, nationally and internationally.

Program – presenter grants provide three-year funding to assist the presentation of programs of new high quality contemporary theatre work.

New work grants support one-off projects that result in the creation of new contemporary theatre work. This can include a new production of an existing text.

The international performing arts markets travel fund supports Australian participation at key international performing arts markets.

The international performing arts markets travel fund supports Australian participation at key international performing arts markets.

New work grants support one-off projects that result in the creation of new contemporary theatre work. This can include a new production of an existing text.

Arts organisations project grants - interconnections are for collaborations between major performing arts organisations and key organisations or major performing arts and small to medium arts companies.

Artform development grants support activities that contribute to the overall development of the artform of theatre in Australia.

Connections is a new Australia Council initiative supporting artists and arts workers to initiate residencies with non-arts businesses and industries.

Skills and arts development grants support activities that provide professional development opportunities to individual theatre workers or that contribute to the overall development of the artform in Australia.

Key organisations emerging grants are for theatre organisations that have a sustained national or international influence, are leading innovators that stretch theatre practice or are acknowledged centres of excellence.

Key organisations – multiyear grants provide funding to a limited number of outstanding organisations to make high quality theatre works themselves or to create opportunities for others to do so.