Creative Huon Quick Response Grants

The Huon Valley Council’s Creative Grants Program provides financial assistance to projects that involve, connect, and benefit the Huon Valley community.

A Creative Quick Response Grant Application (QRG) round is now open.

Applications closed on Monday 16 June 2025 or until funding pool has been allocated in full.

*Creative Huon Grant Recipient Cygnet Cares Lantern Workshop 2024*

Creative Quick Response Grants (QRG) are awarded to new projects, providing an opportunity to seed fund new programs or test new ideas.

Quick Response Grants between $500 up to $1000 are available with no financial or in-kind contribution required by the applicant.

Guidelines below outline the application process, eligibility, and assessment criteria for our Creative QRG program.

Huon Valley Council Officers can support you to develop your application, and we encourage you to discuss your application with us before submitting your application.

KEY DATES

The Huon Valley Council Community Grants Program are offered each year.

The grants support creative projects that start after applicants have been advised if they have been successful and are to be completed by end June 2026.

Applications Open	Monday, 28 April 2025
Applications Close	Monday 16 June 2025*
Advice to Applicants	Within 10 business days of submission of a complete application.
Activity Timeframe	Projects to start only after applicants have been advised they have been successful and are to be completed by the end of June 2026.
Acquittals to Council	1 month after completion of project or by end June 2026

* As soon as the funding pool has been allocated in full the grant round will close. Please contact hvc@huonvalley.tas.gov.au before commencing your application to ensure there are funds available.

ELIGIBILITY

Please read the guidelines below to check if you and your project are eligible. If in doubt, give us a call, contact details below.

APPLICATION & GUIDELINES

Please find below, under Application Resources, a copy of the 2025 Creative Quick Response Grant Guidelines and a paper-based application form.

Alternatively, you may also choose to complete the application form online by using the ‘Online Creative Grant Application Form’.

Application Resources

Creative Huon Quick Response Grant Guidelines Creative Huon Quick Response Grant Application Form

Online Creative Huon Quick Response Grant Application Form

Name of Business or Organisation(Required)

Project Name(Required)

Briefly describe your project in one sentence.(Required)

Contact Person(Required)

Position held in the organisation(Required)

Postal Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Where will your project take place?(Required)

Is your business appropriately insured to undertake this project?(Required)

Yes

Applicant Type(Required)

An incorporated, non-profit community-based organisation

An unincorporated group or individual

A local business

If you are not incorporated and the grant is to be managed by a sponsor (auspice) body, please give details below

Name and Address of the Sponsor (Auspice) Body

Does your organisation (or the sponsor if using) have an ABN?(Required)

Yes

ABN Number

Is your organisation (or the sponsor if using) registered for GST?(Required)

Yes

What community need, issue or idea is the project responding to? (50 words max)(Required)

What do you want to see happen? (50 words max)(Required)

What will you do to achieve this? (200 word max)(Required)

How will you measure your success? (25 word max)(Required)

When will you start and finish? (25 word max)(Required)

How will the project connect people with others? (100 word max)(Required)

How does the project celebrate one or more core values in the Community Vision for the Huon Valley? (100 word max)(Required)

What benefits will be ongoing to the community? (100 word max)(Required)

Who else will you work with? (25 word max)(Required)

What will you spend the Council’s grant money on? (25 word max)(Required)

Supporting Material (may include up to five images, quotes or documents relating to project expenditure (no page limit), letters of support.)

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, docx, doc, png, pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB, Max. files: 10.

Creative Huon Quick Response Grants

Application Resources

Online Creative Huon Quick Response Grant Application Form

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