Australia: Live and Local Program

Deadline: 1-Jun-23

The City of Charles Sturt is now inviting applications for its Live and Local Program to support local musicians, live music venues and small businesses to host live music experiences across the City.

Funding Information

Up to $2,000 plus GST per applicant for solo, duo or trio performers.
Up to $4,000 plus GST per applicant for bands comprising of 4 musicians or more.
Funding is limited to one grant per applicant per financial year.

What can the Funding be used for?

Musician fees for live music performances within the City of Charles Sturt.
Recording fees at music production studios registered within the City of Charles Sturt.
Marketing and promotion of the funded activity.

The Program does not Support

Music events, ideas and experiences that take place outside the City of Charles Sturt’s boundaries.
A repeat of a live music event in the same venue or business that has benefited from a Live and Local grant supported event in the same or previous financial year
Business as usual activities, ongoing projects, and core business. Eg. Venues or businesses that regularly provide paid gigs for live music as part of their entertainment expenditure or music programming (new creative music projects, experiences and trial projects, different to core business, however, will be considered).
Retrospective funding for completed projects or projects that commenced prior to funding application being submitted.

Outcomes

Create live music opportunities for artists in diverse spaces, businesses and non-music venues.
Support trial, new and temporary music project different to traditional music venue’s core business.
Create employment opportunities for artists.
Increase public access and encourage more local community engagement with music experiences.
Collaboration between musicians and local businesses to attract new customers.
Activate and re-energise public places within the City of Charles Sturt.

Eligibility Criteria

Applications are invited from artists, organisations and individuals to presenting new live music performances and new music initiatives within the City of Charles Sturt.
Ongoing projects and music performances that are a part of a venue’s ‘business as usual’ expenses (eg, concert hall, theatre or music venue) or at venues that normally pay artists to perform are not eligible for Live and Local grants. Exceptions may be made to the application is for a trial or new and temporary music project different to the venue’s core business.
To be considered for funding you must answer yes to all the following:
- I have a current ABN.
- My Live and Local event will be located within the City of Charles Sturt.
- I am requesting funding for a new Live and Local event that will be delivered before 30 June 2023.
- I am not (or immediate relative of) a City of Charles Sturt staff member or Elected Member.
- I have no outstanding funding acquittals or debts to the City of Charles Sturt (excluding hardship provision for late payment of rates).
In addition to the program eligibility applicants who:
- Reside in the City of Charles Sturt will be the primary focus, unless otherwise agreed to with the local business or venue.
- Have not received funding in the previous financial year will be given a higher priority.