Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program

Deadline: 12-Feb-24

Applications are now open for the Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program (ACDGP) to support projects that promote Australia’s creative sector and First Nations identity to deepen bilateral partnerships and strengthen their reputation as a modern diverse nation internationally.

Objectives

• The objectives of the grant opportunity are to:
  • support the promotion of Australia’s creative sector internationally
  • support collaborative and innovative projects that promote Australia as a modern, diverse nation and a source of creative excellence
  • influence perceptions of Australia at home and abroad through building cultural understanding and connections
  • build people-to-people and /or institutional links internationally
  • support First Nations creative industries and seek opportunities to assist in embedding First Nations into their Foreign Policy
  • align with ‘Revive’ the National Cultural Policy.

Funding Information

• Grants available The Australian Government has allocated a total of $442,000 for the ACDGP 2023-24 Round.
  • the minimum grant amount is $10,000.
  • the maximum grant amount is $60,000.
• They will also consider multi-year grants up to a maximum of $60,000 per year for up to three years.

Duration

• The maximum grant period is three years.
• If successful in the ACDGP 2023-24 Round, you must start your grant activity before 30 June 2024.

Outcomes

• The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to:
  • increase public awareness of Australia’s artistic and cultural assets in the host countries
  • develop enduring partnerships in the creative sector, particularly with a First Nations focus, in the bilateral, regional and global context between Australian organisations/individuals and those in the host countries
  • increase Australia’s capacity to effectively engage with the host countries, especially in the arts and creative sectors to support ongoing collaboration.

Eligible Activities

• Eligible activities must directly relate to the project and can include:
  • research, design and development of grant activity/project
  • consultations with stakeholders and partners
  • promotional and outreach activities
  • communications and translations
  • performances, exhibitions, virtual/in-person/hybrid, seminars, workshops, publications and touring films.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible you must:
  • have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
  • be registered for the purposes of GST, if required by the Australian Tax Office
  • be a permanent resident of Australia
  • have an account with an Australian financial institution
  • not have any outstanding reports, acquittals or serious breaches relating to any Australian Government funding. A serious breach is one that has resulted, or warrants and/or, the termination of an agreement.
• and be one of the following entity types:
  • a company incorporated in Australia
  • a company incorporated by guarantee
  • an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
  • an incorporated association
  • a partnership
  • a joint (consortia) application with a lead organisation
  • a registered charity or not-for-profit organisation
  • an individual who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia
  • an Australian local government body
  • an Australian state or territory government body
  • an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

Ineligible

• You are not eligible to apply if you meet any of the following criteria:
  • not an Australian citizen, a permanent resident of Australia or an Australian organisation.
  • a previous grantee who has failed to provide a full and proper acquittal of an earlier ACDGP grant.
  • an overseas organization

For more information, visit Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.