Welcome to the Application Portal for the  Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (ACME) Funding Programs, supported by Create Austin at the Long Center. 

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Scroll down to the bottom of this page to apply. 

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Create Austin, a program of the Long Center’s Community Programs Department, administers six ACME funding programs; Austin Live Music Fund, Creative Space Assistance Program, Nexus, Elevate, Thrive and Heritage Preservation Grant. For full program details, visit the ACME Funding page. 

For Elevate and Nexus: If you plan to use a Fiscal Sponsor, create your account with the lead applicant who has authority to apply on behalf of the artist or group, not your fiscal sponsor. You will upload your Fiscal Sponsor Agreement as part of your application. If awarded, you will transfer the application to your fiscal sponsor.

To find helpful documents and resources, visit the Create Austin Resource Hub. To begin an application for a grant program, please click 'Apply.' . If you have questions, you can:  

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Apply to Austin Live Music Fund 2027

To find helpful documents and resources, visit the Create Austin Resource Hub. If you have questions, you can: 

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Apply to Fondo de Música Vivo de Austin 2027

Para encontrar documentos y recursos útiles, visite el Centro de recursos de Create Austin. Si tiene alguna duda, puede: 

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Apply to Elevate Grant 2027

To find helpful documents and resources, visit the Create Austin Resource Hub. If you have questions, you can: 

If you plan to use a Fiscal Sponsor, create your account with the lead applicant who has authority to apply on behalf of the artist or group, not your fiscal sponsor. You will upload your Fiscal Sponsor Agreement as part of your application. If awarded, you will transfer the application to your fiscal sponsor. 

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Apply to Subsidio Elevate 2027

Para encontrar documentos y recursos útiles, visite el Centro de recursos de Create Austin. Si tiene alguna duda, puede: 

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Apply to Thrive Grant 2027

To find helpful documents and resources, visit the Create Austin Resource Hub. If you have questions, you can: 

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Apply to Subsidio Thrive 2027

Para encontrar documentos y recursos útiles, visite el Centro de recursos de Create Austin. Si tiene alguna duda, puede: 

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Apply to Heritage Preservation Grant 2027

To find helpful documents and resources, visit the Create Austin Resource Hub. If you have questions, you can: 

Subsidio Preservación del Patrimonio 2027
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Apply to Subsidio Preservación del Patrimonio 2027

Para encontrar documentos y recursos útiles, visite el Centro de recursos de Create Austin. Si tiene alguna duda, puede: 

Apply to Austin Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment Panelist Interest

Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (ACME) recruits independent Reviewers to evaluate and score applications for grant programs evaluated by narrative questions.   

Reviewers help ensure our funding process is community-centered, transparent, and rooted in subject‑matter expertise. They provide informed, objective, and constructive assessments that reflect Austin’s creative vibrancy and diverse cultural ecosystem. 

Complete this form to apply to be an ACME Reviewer. Selected Reviewers will evaluate and score applications for public art commissions, grants, and other ACME programs.    

All Review Panel activities are conducted online and Reviewers participate remotely. A computer with reliable internet is required. If selected, individuals will be notified via email. We strive to balance many factors in each selection process to create an inclusive review process for all applicants. Submitting this form does not guarantee participation. Selected Reviewers will receive a maximum $500 stipend for each date of completed Review Panel services.   

If you have questions, contact us at 512-974-9315 or CulturalArts@austintexas.gov.