Deadline: 19-May-23
The Inner West Council is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Community History Grants Program to support projects that identify and interpret the Inner West’s historically significant events, places and people.
This includes the exploration of activism, architecture, business, culture, economy, parks, places of historical significance, politics, and recreation.
Projects include research, archiving, conservation and preservation of significant objects, publications, and exhibitions about social and cultural history (including current activities). Funded projects will build on Council’s physical and digital collection that provides a rich information source to inform and educate current and future generations.
Objectives
- Build on Council’s Community History Collection (physical and digital) for future and current historians, researchers, and generations
- Support original research and interpretation of the area’s history
- Support original research and interpretation of current issues, place, social, people, political, and urban changes.
Funding Information
- Community history grants funding of up to $5,000 each.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individual historians, researchers or archivists, and local organizations.
- Inner West Council provides grants for projects that have not yet commenced, and in limited cases people who have not yet acquitted a previous grant may be eligible to apply again. In addition:
- Council does fund Parents and Citizen organisations but does not fund projects for schools.
- Council only provides support for capital projects in the Environment grant stream, and Council does not provide support for interstate or overseas travel.
- Council does not fund political parties or their activities.
Assessment Criteria
- Impact and quality of the project and contribution to Council’s Community Strategic Plan and grant objectives
- The relevance the project will bring to Council’s Community History Collection
- How the project or outcome fills an identified gap in the Collection
- Applicant’s capacity to deliver a well-planned project, including relevant experience, skills and time
- Realistic budget, including all sources of project income and quotes where relevant.
For more information, visit Community History Grants.
