Deadline: 5-Nov-21
The Mornington Peninsula Shire is seeking applications for the Event Partnership Grant to partner with arts organisations and event producers to deliver major tours, festivals and events on the Mornington Peninsula that return significant economic and social outcomes, positively contribute to the cultural landscape of the region and engage local suppliers, artists and businesses.
Funding Information
- A funding pool of $100,000 is available, with a maximum of $50,000 per application available.
Outcomes
- Program designed to secure major, large-scale festivals and events for the Mornington Peninsula
- Positively contribute to the cultural landscape of the Mornington Peninsula, and offer programming that is innovative, accessible, inclusive and culturally aware
- Generate increased economic activity and employment opportunities in the local events sector, arts sector, local business and allied industries
- Help build financial sustainability for entities in the local events sector, including increased revenue-earning capacity
- Drive visitation to the Mornington Peninsula Shire
- Bring the community together in a positive, meaningful way and COVID safe way.
Eligibility Criteria
Minimum eligibility requirements to be considered for funding:
- Applications must support planned event activity that is open and advertised to the general public including, but not limited to, festivals, concerts, community and cultural gatherings. Events may be free to attend or ticketed
- All events nominated in an application must take place within the Mornington Peninsula Shire Local Government area
- Events must be on Shire owned or managed land, or Crown Land
- Events must be delivered before 30 June 2022
- The funding program is open to:
- Commercial arts and cultural organisations
- Commercial concert promoters and event producers
- Incorporated, not-for-profit community organisations/groups
- deductible gift recipient (DGR1) registered organisations
- social enterprise
- ABN status must be provided. Groups without an ABN must submit a Statement by a Supplier form with their application. Form is available at Statement by a supplier
- Community groups without incorporation status are able to be auspiced by an eligible organisation. An Auspice Agreement form must be completed and attached to the application. The organisation that agrees to auspice another group must be involved in the conduct and financial management of the project for which a grant is being sought. An auspice organisation is limited to auspice a maximum of 2 unincorporated groups
- Organisers must be financially sustainable without the support of the funding program, being able to demonstrate budget contributions from other revenue streams
- The applicant must hold a minimum of $20 million public liability insurance relevant to their event application
- The organisation/applicant must have acquitted or is compliant with all grants previously awarded by Council
- Evidence of land owner permission is required (if applicable).
For more information, visit https://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Community-Services/Grants-and-Awards/Grants-and-Funding/Grants/Current-grants/Event-Partnership-Grant
