Deadline: 1-Aug-23
The Toowoomba Regional Council is currently accepting applications for the Cultural & Arts Support Grant Program to enhance opportunities for creative expression, cultural appreciation, and the preservation of the shared heritage.
The cultural & arts support grant program is an initiative aimed at nurturing fledgling artists, supporting grassroots community arts and cultural activity and underpinning higher level arts and cultural development.
Priorities
- The Cultural and Arts Support Grant Program seeks to respond to Council’s vision, values and goals, by supporting grassroots and non-professional community arts and cultural activities.
Funding Information
- Funding assistance (to a maximum of $ 4,000) is available for up to 75 per cent of the total project costs (excluding GST) per project, event or activity (subject to available funds)
Eligible Projects
- Any project, event or activity which has an art or cultural theme or outcome that:
- has a clear broad community benefit or is focused on maintaining the ‘spirit’ and identity of communities within the Toowoomba Region Council area.
- develops and enhances artistic or cultural capacity of a group’s talents within the communities.
- Examples of costs that may be eligible for funding include:
- professional / relevant artists’/cultural workers’ fees
- production costs including:
- venue hire costs.
- relevant project specific professional services other than arts/cultural services.
- relevant project specific materials (other than artist’s materials).
- hire of relevant equipment.
- relevant project documentation costs.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organisations can apply for a Cultural Arts Support Grant if:
- The organisation is an eligible community organisation or is under the auspices of an eligible community organisation as defined in the Community Grants Policy.
- The organisation operates or provides services within the Toowoomba Region Council area.
- The organisation has an Australian Business Number (ABN).
- The application is for a project that does not form part of the core business of public and private educational institutions (primary, secondary and tertiary including Parents & Citizens and Parents & Friends Associations) and demonstrates broader community benefit.
Ineligible Projects
- The following are not eligible for funding:
- projects, events or activities which have a for-profit, political or overt self-promotional agenda.
- projects, events or activities that are scheduled to start prior to the applicant being notified of grant funding approval.
- recurrent funding for arts organisations.
- capital items (including purchase of artworks).
- murals.
- publishing costs.
- artist’s materials.
- any aspect of framing or freight.
- promotional and advertising items.
- statutory charges; salaries/wages/honorariums; consumables; insurance; administration; or contingencies.
- accredited study, training or university courses.
- Catering.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The following, are not eligible to apply:
- Individuals.
- For-profit companies, Trusts and other organisations.
- Government, semi-government organisations and statutory authorities.
- Unions and student guilds.
- Research foundations.
- Professional associations.
- An organisation that has been granted approval for support through a Toowoomba Region Council funding program for the same project.
- Recipients who have previously defaulted on the conditions of funding.
- An organisation that has not acquitted an overdue TRC funded grant application.
For more information, visit Toowoomba Regional Council.