Quick Response Fashion Grant Program 2026-27

The $500,000 Quick Response Fashion Grant Program 2026-27 will support emerging NSW-based fashion and textile practitioners to upskill, upgrade and leverage industry networks. Grants of up to $10,000 are available for:

• investing in new business and production equipment, or
• participation in local or global professional development and networking opportunities to drive future growth.

Following the success of the program in its inaugural year, Create NSW has increased the investment to $500,000 to provide more opportunities for more emerging fashion creatives to receive this career-enhancing support. The funding will go a long way in boosting equity for under-represented groups across NSW, with fifty per cent of the program investment targeted towards First Nations, Western Sydney and regionally-based emerging fashion designers, textile practitioners and businesses.

The initiative is designed to open doors to professional growth opportunities for emerging fashion designers, textile designers and businesses, responding to critical industry gaps identified in the NSW Fashion Sector Strategy.

Applications are now open with four tranche assessments on a quick-response basis until Thursday 19 November 2026. For guidelines, tranche closing dates, resources and application details visit create.nsw.gov.au

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Quick Response Fashion Grant applications are assessed monthly after each Tranche closes. Applications will be accepted until all available funding is allocated or until 19 November 2026.

Applications open

Monday 17 August 2026

Tranche 1 closes

Thursday 10 September 2026

Tranche 2 closes

Thursday 1 October 2026

Tranch 3 closes

Thursday 29 October 2026

Tranche 4 closes

Thursday 19 November 2026

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