Deadline: 5-Sep-22
The ACT Government is inviting applications to the ACT Event Fund 2022.
Objectives
- Events bring life, colour and vitality to the Canberra region. They build a strong sense of community pride and help to shape Canberra’s identity. Events also have the capacity to generate tourist visitation, economic activity and a range of legacy outcomes for the city.
- The ACT Event Fund plays an active role in stimulating and fostering positive economic, social and community outcomes for the Canberra region through the events sector.
- The ACT Event Fund assists eligible applicants to further develop, market and promote their events, while also supporting a diverse, high-quality calendar of events each year. For 2023, the ACT Event Fund will also continue to support events that can safely connect their community and visitors in line with public health directions.
Funding Categories
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Support under the ACT Event Fund is made available through a competitive annual funding round that incorporates two funding categories, Community Event Funding and Event Development Funding.
- Community Event Funding: up to $15,000 (plus GST) to support the delivery and enhancement of events that can encourage local engagement and participation.
- Event Development Funding: up to $30,000 (plus GST) to support the delivery and enhancement of events that can demonstrate strong potential to develop and grow, including capacity to generate tourist visitation and economic activity.
Outcomes
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The desired outcomes from support provided through the ACT Event Fund are as follows:
- To facilitate a vibrant, innovative, and inclusive events culture within the ACT.
- To help develop a diverse, year-round events calendar.
- To encourage the development of tourism in the ACT and increase economic activity in the Canberra region.
- To encourage and support the involvement of the local community in events (e.g. event organisers, event participants/attendees, artists/performers, sponsors/partners, community groups, volunteers, and local businesses/suppliers).
- To facilitate community event activity within Canberra’s town centres and suburbs.
- To utilise, activate and enliven community assets, precincts, and spaces.
- To provide support to viable events that are of high quality, well planned and well managed.
Eligibility Criteria
- The ACT Event Fund supports event activity for the benefit of the ACT community. Where applicants do not reside in the ACT, their application will need to clearly demonstrate a benefit to the ACT through the relevant assessment criteria.
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Applicants will need to clearly demonstrate (where applicable):
- Engagement of local artists and performers.
- Engagement and tangible benefits to local events suppliers and businesses within Canberra.
- How profits from the event will enhance future event offerings in Canberra.
- Connections with local volunteers and community groups.
- The need for government funding and how it will enhance the event offering and grow future sustainability.
For more information, visit ACT Government.
For more information, visit https://events.canberra.com.au/event-organisers/funding-and-grants/act-event-fund