Deadline: 3-Aug-22
The East Gippsland Shire Council is seeking applications for its Arts and Heritage Grants Program that aims to support to individuals (Artists) and local organisations to present and or developmental arts activity and heritage projects.
Funding Information
Amount: Up to $500 + GST
What can be funded?
Examples of expenses that may be funded:
- Advertising, publicity and promotional costs
- Venue or meeting room hire specific to the project
- Materials or other items essential to the project or activity
- Equipment hires
- Transport costs for activity participants
- Professional skill development or capacity building activity which improves an individual’s employability not covered by another organisation.
- Volunteer support expenses
- Costs to support participation or people with a disability with the project or activity
- Communications, media and marketing
- Permit fees
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, groups/organisations must:
- be incorporated (or in the arts stream artists will be funded)
- have adequate public liability insurance (if required)
- have no outstanding grant acquittals or outstanding debts owing to EGSC
- be able to supply financial statements and information as requested
- be able to meet conditions associated with receiving the grant
- ensure the proposed activity is consistent with Local, State and Federal laws including Victorian Equal Opportunity Act 1995
- applicants must contribute a minimum of $1:$1 towards the project (including in-kind support, other grants or cash reserves)
- project based within the East Gippsland Shire
- only one grant may be approved per project
- projects that require a permit or licence may be assessed, however no funding will be distributed until all required permission is granted
For more information, visit https://www.eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/community/grants