Deadline: 29-Apr-22
The Culture, Heritage and Arts Regional Tourism (CHART) program has been launched by the Australian Government program to support community cultural, heritage and arts organisations in regional Australia as they recover from the impacts of COVID-19.
The CHART program promotes participation in, and access to, Australia’s arts and culture through developing and supporting cultural expression and sharing stories of community and historical significance. Community-run arts and cultural organisations – including community museums, galleries, and historical societies – will benefit from CHART program funding. The program will support these organisations to continue to offer appealing cultural tourism experiences to visitors, which in turn will enhance local expenditure.
The Australian Museums and Galleries Association (AMaGA) is administering the CHART program on behalf of the Australian Government.
Funding Information
- Applicants can apply for Grants of up to $3,000 (plus GST where applicable).
- Funding is available in the 2021-22 financial year.
- Funding will be administered in one open round. Applications will be assessed in batches of 100, through a rolling evaluation process. Applicants are encouraged to submit their application at their earliest convenience as grants can only be made while funding is available. It also provides more time for Activities to be completed in the given timeframe i.e. by 30 June 2022.
Outcomes
The intended outcomes of CHART program grants are to:
- Contribute to the reactivation and recovery of organisations from COVID-19, and to their ongoing sustainability, by providing grants for eligible activities
- Promote regional arts and cultural tourism by supporting the development of appealing cultural tourism experiences, including through the preservation of Australia’s cultural heritage and the telling of the stories of local communities and
- Support domestic intra- and inter-state tourism and local economies more broadly.
Eligible Activities
- A wide range of Activities will be supported by the CHART program. To be eligible, organisations must either be open or plan to re-open to the public, or be delivering publicly-accessible Activities.
- Funded Activities will support regional cultural tourism, including the enhancement of visitor experiences, and the promotion and accessibility to funded organisations, their services and/or collection. This could include applications for equipment, fabrication costs and professional services – if required for the delivery of a new Activity (but not travel costs).
- Activities such as public events that increase awareness, visitation and usage of the organisation and their services will also be considered.
- Activities may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
- Collections management. e.g., Conservation, cleaning or development of collections or exhibits.
- Minor capital works. e.g., Ramps, handrails and building modifications that improve accessibility, wayfinding signage, storage facilities, display cases and furniture, air-conditioning systems.
- Modifications. e.g., Modifications that improve volunteer conditions, including furniture and kitchen facilities.
- Equipment. e.g., Cameras, printers, scanners, display screens/televisions, routers and WiFi facilities
- Outsourced professionals. e.g., Designers (web and graphic), researchers, curators, conservators, historians and digitisers.
- Printing and fabrication. e.g., Banners, flyers, brochures, signage, shopfront improvements, QR code/guiding demarcation.
- Public events. e.g., Community events and special interest programming. Guest speakers and informative events must demonstrate a benefit beyond the organisation’s existing membership base.
- Training. e.g., Paid or volunteer staff. Digital applications, marketing, educational and visitor experience, volunteer management, resilience and significance training, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural material treatment, copyright, sustainability (accessing and de-accessioning). (Please note that travel costs are not eligible.)
- Specific operating expenses. e.g., for reopening – additional COVID-19 cleaning and hygiene measures.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for a CHART program grant – and subject to paragraph 4.2 (‘Auspiced arrangements’) of these Guidelines if applicable – an applicant must:
- be
- a not-for-profit incorporated community organisation, local government or local government-owned entity and
- operate a community arts and/or cultural organisation or institution, such as a community museum, gallery or historical society
- be located in an Eligible Location or auspice an Eligible Activity in an Eligible Location
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- be registered for the purposes of GST (if applicable)
- have an account with an Australian financial institution
- not have any outstanding reports, acquittals or serious breaches relating to any Commonwealth funding
Notes
- an Eligible Location is any part of Australia which is not an Ineligible Location
- Ineligible Locations are the Urban Centre and Locality (UCL) cities over 1 million people for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Australian Statistical Geography Standard, and the city of Canberra.
- you can check whether the Activity you are planning to deliver is located in an Eligible Location by entering the address where the Activity will be delivered into CHART program Mapping tool
- Eligible Organisations with a presence in an Ineligible Location but which operate or represent eligible organisations or are undertaking Eligible Activities in an Eligible Location can apply.
- if you are successful in receiving funding through the CHART program, your grant agreement will include a provision regarding compliance with applicable state, territory and Commonwealth laws relating to employment or engagement of any personnel who work with children and/or vulnerable people.
- if two Eligible Organisations occupy the same address but are separate legal entities, they may each apply for a grant provided the applications are for demonstrably separate Activities.
- if an Eligible Organisation operates or manages multiple community arts and/or cultural institutions in an Eligible Location, the Eligible Organisation may apply for a separate grant for each institution, provided the applicant can demonstrate that these institutions perform or engage in different/separate functions and that each application relates to demonstrably separate Activities.
- if there are any questions regarding whether an eligible organisation or eligible activity is located within an Eligible Location, AMaGA will raise this with the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications.
For more information, visit https://www.arts.gov.au/departmental-news/funding-available-cultural-activities-promoting-tourism
