Deadline: 31-Jul-22
The Regional Arts Victoria is pleased to announce the Quick Response Grant Program to support small arts projects, professional development for artists and art workers, and community capacity building projects.
Objectives
The objectives of the Regional Arts Fund are to support and promote participation in, and access to, Australia’s arts and culture in regional and remote Australia, and through doing so:
- encourage and support sustainable economic, social and cultural outcomes in regional communities;
- develop partnerships and networks which leverage financial and/or in−kind support for regional arts projects and encourage ongoing collaboration;
- develop audiences and broaden community engagement with the arts;
- increase employment and professional development opportunities for, and raise the profile of, regional and remote artists; and
- support quality and viability of artistic and cultural activity.
Funding Information
- You can apply for Quick Response Grants up to $3,000 for individuals and $5,000 for organisations. There is no minimum grant amount.
- Duration: The maximum grant period for Quick Response Grants is one year.
Eligible Projects
- Quick Response Grants will fund professional development opportunities for artists and arts workers or small project opportunities.
- The program supports immediate need that arises where the activity is unable to be planned for or supported in other funding rounds, for example taking up professional development, skills development or small project opportunities at short notice.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible you must:
- be an individual or Australian incorporated organisation or local government organisation3
- have an active Australian Business Number (ABN) that is registered to your name and location
- if required by the Australian Tax Office, be registered for the purposes of GST
- not have any outstanding reports, acquittals or serious breaches relating to any Australian Government funding or funding from a state or territory Regional Program Administrator. A serious breach is one that has resulted in, or warrants, the termination of a grant agreement.
- Unincorporated groups are eligible for funding if auspiced by an organization.
- If you are under 18, you must be auspiced by a person over 18 with an active ABN.
- Schools are only eligible to apply if they are located in a very remote area.
Ineligible
- an unincorporated organisation not auspiced by an organisation that meets the eligibility criteria
- a for profit company
- an unincorporated organisation not auspiced by an organisation that meets the eligibility criteria x a for profit company
- an Australian Government or state government entity (except for schools in very remote areas)
- a Regional Program Administrator or a Regional Program Administrator employee directly involved in the delivery of the Regional Arts Fund
- for Quick Response Grants, an individual or organisation who has already received a Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grant in the same financial year
- for Project Grants, an individual or organisation who has already received a Regional Arts Fund Project Grant in the same financial year
- for Project Grants, an individual or organisation who has already received multi-year funding for a Regional Arts Fund Project Grant taking place in the same financial year
For more information, visit https://www.rav.net.au/quick-response-grants/