Arts and Culture – Creative Communities Grant Program

Deadline: 31-May-22

Arts Northern Territory (NT) is a unit within the Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities (TFHC) is excited to launch the Arts and Culture – Creative Communities Grant Program.

The Arts and Culture – Creative Communities Grant program supports for initiatives that increase community participation and access to arts and cultural opportunities, prioritizing social inclusion and health and wellbeing of communities with defined arts and cultural outcomes.

Roles

Funded activities may benefit individuals in the following roles:

artist
creative practitioner
arts worker
arts manager
producer
technical production
board member.

Funding Information

Up to $ 5,000 per applicant.

Eligibility Criteria

Individuals
- Individuals are practicing NT artists, arts workers or cultural practitioners. Individual applicants must be:
  - an Australian citizen or have permanent residence status
  - over 18 years of age
  - a current resident of the NT.
- You may be required to provide evidence of the above by way of driver’s license, utilities bill, electoral roll registration or other similar documentation.
- If you are an individual applying for a grant over $ 15,000 you will need to:
  - be registered as a Sole Trader with an active ABN and apply in GrantsNT as an Organization, or
  - apply with an Administering Body.
- Individuals cannot apply for funding on behalf of another individual, unless you are supporting a person with accessibility issues and authorized by that person in writing to do so.
- Employe es of the NT Government are ineligible to apply if there is a perceived or direct conflict of interest.
Organizations
- Organizations must be not-for-profit, legally constituted, have their main place of business registered in the NT and be producers of, or operate in support the arts.
- Entities registered and operating outside of the NT cannot apply, however, can partner with eligible NT arts organization to apply and administer on their behalf.
- NT Government agencies and associated entities, local government bodies, education institutions and hospitals are ineligible.
- Non-compliant Organizations are ineligible which includes being ineligible to act as an Administering Body.