Deadline: 24-Aug-2020
The History Trust of South Australia is currently accepting applications for its South Australian History Fund (SAHF) 2020.
The South Australian History Fund (SAHF) provides grant support to projects, research or publications that contribute to the knowledge, understanding and sharing of South Australia’s rich history.
The South Australian History Fund enables South Australian stories to be gathered, preserved and shared, now and in the future. They welcome and appreciate your interest in helping to make that happen.
Funding Information
- Each year the SAHF provides up to $5,000 to communities, organisations and individuals from a total grant fund of $70,000.
Grant Categories
- Community focused projects that help to explore, interpret or preserve South Australian History, making it accessible to local and global audiences.
- Publication of both academic and popular forms of historical writing and presentation – including digital and online platforms.
- Research by established and emerging historians that makes a significant contribution to the body of knowledge about, or understanding of, South Australian history.
Conditions of Grants
- Grants may be used only for the purposes specified in the letter of approval
- Approval from the History Trust must be obtained for any proposed changes to the use of the grant
- Changes to contact details must be advised
- Grantees are responsible for legal requirements such as planning approval and copyright clearance
- Where possible funding is to be acknowledged by the use of History Trust and Government of South Australia logos. Specific use is to be negotiated with the History Trust to be appropriate to the project.
- The History Trust may offer funding subject to other conditions. Such conditions will be set out in the letter of offer.
What cannot be Funded
- Ongoing salaries
- Historical fiction, creative writing or community arts projects without substantial history content
- Building maintenance or repair
- Costs that have already been incurred
- Office and general organisational running costs
- Promotional brochures and advertising material
Eligibility Criteria
- Incorporated community organisations, local government, tertiary institutions, and other publicly accountable organisations can apply for all categories.
- Unincorporated organisations may be eligible to apply if auspiced by an incorporated organisation.
- Individuals can apply for publication and research projects funding.
- Applicants located outside South Australia who are working on South Australian history are eligible.
- State and federal government agencies are not eligible.
- Organisations and individuals may only submit one application each grant round.
For more information, visit https://history.sa.gov.au/grants/sa-history-fund/