Deadline: 30-Oct-22
The Museums & Galleries of NSW is offering grants through its Leg Up Grants Program that are quick response skill development grants for workers in volunteer managed museums and Aboriginal cultural spaces throughout NSW.
These grants fund various skill development projects including hosting or attending workshops, conferences or seminars in NSW, in addition to networking activities.
Funding Information
The maximum amount that can be applied for under the program is: $500 (GST, exclusive)
Leg Up Grants will fund
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Various skills development projects, such as (but not limited to) the following:
- Workshops, conferences, meetings or seminars in NSW and the ACT
- Networking opportunities- one or more volunteers visiting other museums/sites/venues, to share information on a similar project and learn new practices
- Hosting an event- that develops skills in the museum, such as an in-house workshop or guest speaker
- Travel costs, accommodation and registration fees (excluding meal costs).
Eligibility Criteria
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To apply for a Leg Up Grant, an organisation must:
- Be incorporated (or provide the details of an auspicing body that is incorporated, such as a local council) OR provide evidence of appropriate alternative governance structures (eg. S355 Committee, Trust, Company limited by guarantee, Local government authority, etc.)
- Be not-for-profit
- Be an established museum, museum network (such as Museums Australia) or an established Aboriginal Keeping Place with artefact collections and displays (not an archive or historical society without a museum function)
- Be regularly open to the public (i.e. not open by appointment only)
- Have no more than the equivalent of two full-time paid positions
- Provide a written commitment to contribute 50% of the overall costs of the project, thereby matching the amount funded by the Leg Up Grant
- Agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the grant
- Not apply for a VM Grant if they have also applied for, or received, Create NSW funding for the same activity
- Ensure that the project meets all current NSW Health Covid Safe Guidelines.
Note: The development activity must take place within NSW (or the ACT for those communities located close to Canberra).
For more information, visit Leg Up Grants.
For more information, visit https://mgnsw.org.au/sector/funding/grants-we-administer/volunteer-museum-grants/leg-up/
