Multicultural Festival Grants

Multicultural Festival Grants support eligible multicultural community organisations to participate in the annual Multicultural Festival.

Applications for the 2025 Multicultural Festival Grants are open.

The 2025 Multicultural Festival will be on Sunday 23 November in Victoria Square/Tarntanyangga.

Application dates

Round	Opening date	Closing date
2025	17 March 2025	11pm on Sunday 18 May 2025

Late applications will not be accepted.

Who can apply for a grant?

To be eligible for funding, multicultural organisations must:

be non-government and not-for-profit, and
- incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1985, or
- an Australian Public Company Limited by Guarantee under the Corporations Act 2001, or
- a Statutory Authority established through an Act, or
- registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit Commission with a comparable legal status.
have a registered Australian Business Number (ABN)
provide satisfactory evidence that their core purpose is to deliver initiatives, services, or support for culturally and linguistically diverse communities in South Australia
be South Australian based

Not for profit multicultural groups that are unincorporated or do not have an ABN may be sponsored by an eligible multicultural organisation who applies on their behalf.

There is no limit to the number of times an eligible organisation may sponsor other organisations.

Who can not apply for a grant?

The following are ineligible for funding:

organisations that have outstanding acquittal reports for previously awarded grants
educational institutions or related representative bodies, e.g., schools and/or their parents’ associations, universities, and for-profit childcare centres
individuals or organisations applying on behalf of an individual
Commonwealth, State or Local Government department and agencies
Organisations that have demonstrated religious or political advocacy that is not aligned with intercultural cohesion.

What applications will not be accepted?

The following will not be supported:

activities primarily aimed at meeting religious or political advocacy that do not advance the interests of an inclusive and cohesive Australian society
political activities
engaging in, or promoting/demonstrating, activities that are deemed unlawful
engaging in, or promoting/demonstrating, activities that may be a risk to public safety
engaging in, or promoting/demonstrating, activities that have potential to cause damage to the Government Parties reputation.

How many grants can an organisation apply for?

Community organisations can apply for one grant per category.

For example, an organisation can apply for one performance grant plus one stall grant but can’t apply for two performance grants plus one stall grant.