Community Project Grants Program – Australia

Deadline: 12-Jul-21

The Banana Shire Council has launched a call for applications for the Community Project Grants Program.

• Events and Festivals: For the provision of arts and culture activity within local events and festivals. Examples:
  • Public art or place-making projects delivered in lead up to or during community events.
  • Engaging performers and professional artists to deliver work throughout the event/festival and/or providing opportunities for participation
  • Project materials for community arts projects.
  • Development of exhibitions and collections to be shown alongside the event/festival.
  • Activities at local cultural tourism venues such as museums and galleries that value add to the event/festival.
• Performances and Productions: To provide creative performances and productions to Banana Shire communities. Examples:
  • Bringing touring productions and performances to the Banana Shire.
  • Development of new work for production.
  • Costs towards productions being performed by local community groups.
• Skills Development: Strengthen the local arts and cultural community and ecnourage growth and participation through providion of skills development opportunities. With particular focus on new and emerging artists and cultural workers. Examples:
  • One off workshops and programs to develop practical skills.
  • Building industry and career knowledge such as arts business management, project development and planning workshops etc.
  • Development of short programs such as artists in residence and mentorship programs.
• Creative Generation: Foster a new generation and build a community that values and participates in arts and culture regularly by providing activities that cater for children and young people.

• Applicants can apply for a grant of up to $3000 but must not seek 100% of project funding.
• Applicants are required to make a significant contribution to their project, this may be in-kind.
• Applicants may apply for a grant of up to $5000 where the project is significant and involves multiple Banana Shire communities, for example organising a touring production with multiple performances across multiple towns.

• Individual
  • Individual professional artists, emerging artists, arts workers, cultural workers, project coordinators
  • Must be permanent residents or Australian citizens
• Group/Unincorporated Body
  • Collectives or cooperatives are community groups or groups of artists that are not incorporated but must be auspiced by an incorporated organisation including Local Government, or an individual with an ABN. One person must be nominated as the accountable representative of the collective for management, reporting and financial matters.
• Organisation
  • Eligible organisations include arts and cultural and community not-for-profit organisations and Australian companies that are either based in Queensland or able to demonstrate how their project will directly benefit Queensland arts and culture. Organisations much be registered under law as either incorporated associations or a company limited by guarantee.
• Banana Shire Council
  • Banana Shire Council may submit applications within the community grant rounds to deliver projects for the local community.
• Overarching Organisations
  • Where the applicant is an overarching organisation or group (e.g. where a community has consolidated various groups into one organisation) the applicant may have multiple projects open, and is eligible for funding providing all due outcome reports have been submitted and checked. All applicants must:
    • Have successfully acquitted previous RADF grants
    • Have an ABN (or be auspiced by individual/organisation with ABN)
    • Be based in the Banana Shire OR if based outside the Shire, applicants must demonstrate how the project will directly benefits arts and culture in the Banana Shire.

For more information, visit https://www.banana.qld.gov.au/community-cultural/funding-and-grants/regional-arts-development-fund