Australia: Creative Communities Grant Program

Deadline: 31-May-23

The Northern Territory of Australia is offering grants through its Creative Communities program to provide support for initiatives that increase community participation and access to arts and cultural opportunities, prioritising social inclusion and health and wellbeing of communities with defined arts and cultural outcomes.

Examples:

• A skills development / performance opportunity for a community group to engage in the arts.
• Community-driven, arts-based activity delivering positive health and wellbeing outcomes through the arts.

Objectives

• Increase community access and participation in arts and culture.
• Employment of NT artists and arts workers.

Funding Information

• Up to $5,000 per applicant. Available to Individuals, Groups and Organisations.

Art Forms

• Literature and Writing.
• Visual Arts and Crafts.
• Dance.
• Music.
• Theatre.
• Musical Theatre and Opera.
• Circus and Physical Theatre.
• Comedy.
• Cross art form (multi arts).
• Community Arts and.
• Cultural Development.

Roles

Roles Funded activities may benefit individuals in the following roles:

• Artist.
• Creative Practitioner.
• Arts Worker.
• Arts Manager.
• Producer.
• Technical Production.
• Board Member.

Eligibility Criteria

• Individuals
  • 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, by providing a 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 either be:
    • Registered as Sole Trader with an active ABN and apply in GrantsNT with an Organisation Profile, or
    • Apply through an Administering Body (refer to the Administering Bodies and Auspicing section).
  • Individuals applying with an Organisation Profile are still considered as Individuals for applicant eligibility purposes.
  • Individuals cannot apply for funding on behalf of another individual, unless you are supporting a person with accessibility issues and authorised by that person. They require evidence that you are authorised to so.
  • Employees of the NT Government are ineligible to apply if there is a perceived or direct conflict of interest.
• Groups
  • Groups are two or more individuals who do not form a legally constituted organisation. If your group is applying for a grant, you must identify an individual in the group to apply on behalf of the group. This person will be legally and financially responsible for the grant. The individual must meet the above criteria for Individuals.
• Organisations
  • Organisations must be not-for-profit, legally constituted and be producers of, or primary operate in support of the arts. Organisations that have their main place of business registered in the NT are eligible to apply. Organisations not registered in the NT are eligible to apply if they meet all the following criteria:
    • Have a physical presence in the NT (refer to the Glossary of Terms for the definition of Physical Presence).
    • Have an established track record of a minimum three years of grant funding auspiced through a NT arts and culture organisation, and have successfully acquitted all funding. Applicants with a track record of non-compliance will not be eligible.
    • Deliver activities that have significant arts and cultural outcomes that benefit NT artists, arts organisations and the NT arts sector.

For more information, visit Northern Territory of Australia.

For more information, visit https://grantsnt.nt.gov.au/grants/arts-and-culture-creative-communities-2022-23