Deadline: 01-Mar-2024
The Toowoomba Regional Council is seeking applications to support and promote regional arts and cultural development, as it recognises the significant contribution vibrant arts and cultural programs, events, activities and pursuits can make to enhancing quality of life and promoting community pride.
Program Priorities
- The Cultural and Arts Support Grant Program seeks to respond to Council’s vision, values and goals, as outlined in the Corporate Plan 2019-2024, by supporting grassroots and non-professional community arts and cultural activities.
Funding Information
- Funding assistance (to a maximum of $ 4,000) is available for up to 75 per cent of the total project costs (excluding GST) per project, event or activity (subject to available funds).
Eligible Projects
- Any project, event or activity which has an art or cultural theme or outcome that:
- has a clear broad community benefit or is focused on maintaining the ‘spirit’ and identity of communities within the Toowoomba Region Council area.
- develops and enhances artistic or cultural capacity of a group’s talents within their communities.
Ineligible Projects/Components
- The following are not eligible for funding:
- projects, events or activities which have a for-profit, political or overt self-promotional agenda.
- projects, events or activities that are scheduled to start prior to the applicant being notified of grant funding approval.
- recurrent funding for arts organisations.
- capital items (including purchase of artworks).
- murals
Eligibility Criteria
- Organisations can apply for a Cultural Arts Support Grant if:
- The organisation is an eligible community organisation or is under the auspices of an eligible community organisation as defined in the Community Grants Policy.
- The organisation operates or provides services within the Toowoomba Region Council area.
- The organisation has an Australian Business Number (ABN).
- The application is for a project that does not form part of the core business of public and private educational institutions (primary, secondary and tertiary including Parents & Citizens and Parents & Friends Associations) and demonstrates broader community benefit.
Ineligible
- The following, are not eligible to apply:
- Individuals.
- For-profit companies, Trusts and other organisations.
- Government, semi-government organisations and statutory authorities.
- Unions and student guilds.
- Research foundations.
- Professional associations.
- An organisation that has been granted approval for support through a Toowoomba Region Council funding program for the same project.
For more information, visit Toowoomba Region Council.