Deadline: 2-Oct-23
Applications are now open for the Parramatta Cultural Heritage and History Projects Fund to support projects which add to and support the knowledge of Parramatta’s history and cultural heritage.
The fund aims to encourage projects which documents and interprets the stories of Parramatta for the benefit of current and future generations.
Objectives
- Priority will be given to research projects which explore:
- Aboriginal heritage (for example: traditional and contemporary culture);
- Social histories (for example: aspects of everyday life, people who have made significant contribution to the community);
- Significant heritage sites and structures in the Parramatta LGA (built or natural environment);
- Contemporary heritage (for example: living histories, or contemporary cultural trends)
Funding Information
- Approximately $20,000 per financial year is available for the Cultural Heritage and History Projects Grant.
- There is a funding cap for each application of $10,000.
Examples of Activity Supported
- Applicants should also consider projects that will deliver enhanced knowledge within any of the following key themes:
- Cultural Heritage (including Aboriginal, Colonial, Urban/Contemporary & Multi – Cultural)
- Food Culture
- Arts, Culture, Events & Entertainment
- Outdoors
- Social History
Type of Activity Not Supported
- City of Parramatta Council does not provide grants for:
- Purchasing equipment;
- Purchasing, repairing, or maintaining buildings and object;
- Activities or research that has been completed;
- Living expenses
- Grant funds are not intended solely for the purpose of administration costs (printing, scanning, etc.) and costs for the development and presentation of the research. Expenditure these types of costs must be clearly outlined and must not make up the total expenditure of the grant.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for funding applicants must:
- Be not-for-profit and incorporated or have evidence of auspice from a not-for-profit incorporated organisation;
- Be located within the Parramatta LGA, or principally service Parramatta residents;
- Not have overdue progress or acquittal reports for previously funded grants.
For more information, visit City of Parramatta Council.