Deadline: 20-Dec-2024
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is seeking applications for the Annual Funding Programme to support Northern Ireland’s arts infrastructure through grants to organisations in all artforms and practices for their core and programming costs.
AFP organisations will be key to helping them achieve the outcomes set out in their 10 year strategic plan for developing the arts and they expect all awardees to support them in delivering those outcomes.
Eligible Costs
- Eligible costs include the following:
- Core costs
- Administrative salaries
- Rent and Rates
- Light and Heat
- Maintenance, security, etc.
- Telephone and Fax
- Printing, postage, stationery
- Financial costs
- Insurance
- Programming costs
- Artists’ costs
- Volunteer expenses
- Audience Development plans
- Publicity/Marketing (excluding catering/merchandising)
- Transportation
- Travel, Accommodation, Subsistence
- Equipment/Materials
- Access/Participation Plans
- Accessbility Costs
- Accessibility Costs are paid retrospectively on submission of evidence of demonstrated use of the services. You should also note:
- Requested accessibility costs must be related to the activity covered by your AFP application.
- Accessibility costs must be included in the overall total request; they are not additional to it.
- Applicants may choose to request the full value of accessibility costs, however, keep in mind that there is no guarantee of funding.
- Core costs
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-profit distributing organisations which can demonstrate they require a year-round resource to deliver arts programming.
- Commercial organisations can only apply for support if the proposed programme is primarily for the benefit of the public and where there are plans to re-invest any surplus into a similar programme.
- In order to be eligible for the scheme and must contact the appropriate ACNI arts officer to discuss their application prior to submission and by 5pm on Monday 9th December 2024 at the latest. Failure to make prior contact with the Arts Council before submitting an application will render your application ineligible.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Local Authorities
- Statutory bodies for activities which fall within their statutory remit
- Individuals
- Broadcasters
- Central Government Departments
Application Requirements
- Please keep in mind the following important points:
- All mandatory enclosures must be in Word, Excel or pdf format. They cannot accept documents in other formats.
- The total size of all your uploaded documents should not exceed 25 Mb.
- You must submit all necessary enclosures by the programme deadline. If any enclosures are missing, your application will be ineligible.
- You must upload all the necessary enclosures prior to submitting your online application. If any enclosures are missing, your application will be ineligible.
- If you upload an enclosure in a format which they do not accept or which is corrupted or which they cannot open, the enclosure will be considered missing and your application will be ineligible.
- Do not compress files into one zip file. Files must be uploaded as individual documents. If you provide zip folders, the enclosures will be considered missing and your application will be ineligible.
- All data and file formats must be PC compatible. If an enclosure in a non-PC compatible file is supplied, the enclosure will be considered missing and your application will be ineligible. For example, if using a MAC, it is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that any enclosures uploaded to the online application are PC compatible.
- The submission of weblinks or website addresses in lieu of enclosure documents is not acceptable and will result in your application being made ineligible.
For more information, visit Arts Council of Northern Ireland.