Deadline: 29-Mar-21
Cultural and creative grants program has been launched to supports projects and initiatives that provide opportunities for creative participation enhance creativity in the public domain and strengthen the sustainability and capacity of our cultural and creative industries.
The program funds projects and initiatives that align with priorities in our creative city cultural policy and action plan 2014–2024 and live music and performance action plan.
Funding Priorities
This year our funding will priorities support for projects that:
- Connect with and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identities and cultures;
- Increase participation in cultural and creative activities by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds;
- Develop new work with a clear connection to our place, histories, and communities, as well as benefits to Sydney’s artists or communities.
Funding Information
- Funding is available in amounts from $5,000 to $50,000, for annual project funding or multi-year project (funding up to 3 years).
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Value-in-kind in the form of street banner and venue hire fee waiver is also available;
- For-profit organizations requesting support are required to match the funding requested with cash – value-in-kind will not be accepted.
- Applicants may be required to provide sponsorship benefits back to our communities in return for funding. These benefits will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and can be up to the value of the funding provided.
- For applications of more than $20,000, please contact their grants team to discuss your project and its alignment.
Program Outcomes
Initiatives and projects can contribute to one or more of these outcomes:
- Increased visibility and recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures;
- Public spaces activated with cultural and creative initiatives;
- Opportunities for creative practitioners to gain economic benefit or professional development;
- Opportunities for audiences, including the city’s residents, workers and visitors, to engage with creativity, self-expression, learning and cultural participation;
- Increased visibility and understanding of the history, stories and character of the city and its villages through creative projects;
- Increased opportunities for access to live music and performance activity.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for funding, an applicant must offer a project within our area, or primarily for the local community with a minimum of 75% of participants from their area.
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These individuals and organizations can apply:
- Not-for-profit organizations.
- For-profit organizations.
- Sole traders, individuals or unincorporated community groups auspice by a not-for-profit or for-profit that is eligible to apply in their own right.
- If you work with an aspiring organization, we encourage you to choose one that is relevant to the sector and that can support the development of the proposal.
For more information visit City of Sydney
For more information, visit https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/cultural-support-funding/cultural-and-creative-grants