Moreland City Council accepting Applications for Flourish Arts Recovery Grants Program 2020

Deadline: 9-Aug-2020

The Moreland City Council is inviting applications for the Flourish Arts Recovery Grants Program 2020.

Objectives

To support local artists and arts organisations to survive the impacts of COVID-19
To strengthen the capacity of local artists and arts organisations to develop and deliver quality recovery projects for the wider community
To support the local arts ecology in navigating new models of engagement
To build connection and engagement through community led arts and cultural activities
To support and encourage more people to engage with arts and culture in Moreland

Grant Categories

Individual Artists (Up to $5,000) – for individuals, sole traders and freelancers
Arts Organisations (up to $10,000) – for collectives, ensembles and not-for-profit businesses

Funding Preferences

Preference will be given to applications which:

Demonstrate financial hardship as a result of COVID-19 where applicants have been unable to obtain sufficient support through other COVID-19 support packages, relative to the needs of the artist/organisation
Enhance Moreland’s profile as a vibrant arts locality
Encourage and champion diversity and Aboriginal culture
Demonstrate respectful partnerships with other artists/community groups/organisations
Align strongly with commitments in Moreland’s Arts and Culture Strategy: Creative Capital
Demonstrate clear potential for impact on and/or growth of the arts sector in Moreland
Encourage environmental sustainability in line with Council’s policies

What can be funded

Events, Activities and Projects that respond to the current COVID-19 situation
Events, Activities and Projects that provide an opportunity for community renewal post COVID-19 lockdown
Events, Activities and Projects that support the generation of new and/or existing income streams
Events, Activities and Projects that explore new ways of engaging audiences for new or existing work
Events, Activities and Projects taking place between November 2020 and December 2021
Purchase of capital equipment and infrastructure including online/digital technologies that will support the organisations survival
Organisational costs including rent, utilities, wages etc. that will assist in an organisation’s survival beyond lockdown

What will not be funded:

Events, Activities and Projects held outside Moreland
Events, Activities and Projects that breach State Government and Commonwealth Government public health measures and restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19, in place at the time of the event or project
Living expenses that can be covered by the Commonwealth Government’s JobSeeker package
Business expenses (including ongoing staff salaries or rent) that have been covered by the Victorian Government’s Business Support Fund or the Commonwealth Government’s JobKeeper package
Competitions, awards, fundraising activities, fetes, reunions, amateur or hobby pursuits
Tertiary education qualifications, including projects or work that will be used for the purposes of academic assessment
The entire cost of an initiative/project/program
Reimbursement for Events, Activities and Projects that have already occurred, or due to be complete before the funding period (no retrospective funding)
Initiatives that will require ongoing funding from Council to be sustained
Applicants seeking funding to cover outstanding loans or debts
Events, Activities and Projects already partially or wholly funded by Council via other funding streams for the same activity in the same financial year
Applicants who have lobbied or canvassed Councillors or Council Officers
Applicants that have an outstanding Moreland City Council acquittal
Applications where the recipient organisation/s promote and/or benefit directly from electronic gaming machines or from any form of gambling including sports betting and lotteries.

Eligibility Criteria

This program is only open to applicants whose primary business is in the arts sector. This includes literature, music, theatre, musical theatre, opera, dance, circus, comedy, puppetry, arts festivals, visual arts and crafts, community arts, experimental arts and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts.
Applicants can only make one grant application annually to either of the following categories.
Individual Artists (up to $5,000) All applications must meet the following criteria:
- Be Moreland residents
- Individuals must apply for a grant through an incorporated auspice body
- Have appropriate public liability insurance or guarantee that it will be obtained upon notification of successful funding
- Have no outstanding grant acquittals or outstanding debts owing to Council
- Must address one or more of the objectives of the Flourish: Arts Recovery Grants program
- Demonstrate the proposed activity is consistent with Local, State and Federal laws including the Charter Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 and the Victorian Equal Opportunity Act 2010 Arts
Organisations (up to $10,000) All applications must meet the following criteria:
- Be Moreland based arts organisations
- Groups or organisations which are incorporated, cooperatives, charitable organisations or auspiced by an incorporated entity
- Have appropriate public liability insurance or guarantee that it will be obtained upon notification of successful funding
- Have no outstanding grant acquittals or outstanding debts owing to Council
- Must address one or more of the objectives of the Flourish: Arts Recovery Grants program.
- Demonstrate the proposed activity is consistent with Local, State and Federal laws including the Charter Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 and the Victorian Equal Opportunity Act 2010 Auspice bodies may apply on behalf of multiple applicants.