Festivals and Events Sponsorship in Australia

Deadline: 27-Sep-22

Applications are now open for the Festivals and Events Sponsorship to celebrate, develop and engage their communities.

Tiers

They provide support for festivals and events under the following tiers:

• General festivals and events: This grant program supports local festivals and events that celebrate, develop and engage the city’s communities. They may provide forums to share knowledge, create opportunities for active community participation, celebrate local culture and creativity and activate local precincts. They can be one-off, annual or a series of recurring events over a set period.
• Major festival and events: This sponsorship program supports major festivals and events that bring significant economic, social and cultural impact to Sydney. Sponsorships provide support for significant and/or recurring festivals or events with a proven track record, which have a recognised national and/or international brand and the capacity to deliver outcomes across multiple strategic priorities.

Funding Priorities

• General festivals and events
  • Their funding will prioritise festivals and events that:
    • Celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and culture
    • Strengthen social inclusion, enable connectedness and reduce social isolation
    • Support the visitor economy through activations, events and promotion
    • Represent the cultural and social diversity of their community
    • Activate local precincts with creative programming.
    • They  encourage applications from organisations, groups and individuals that support Aboriginal and Torres and Strait Islander communities and culture, including Aboriginal community-controlled organisations and networks.
• Major festivals and events
  • Major festivals and events must contribute to at least three of the following priorities:
    • Celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and culture
    • Strengthen social inclusion, enable connectedness and reduce social isolation
    • Support the visitor economy through activations, events and promotion
    • Attract intrastate, interstate or international visitation and investment in Sydney
    • Represent the cultural and social diversity of their community
    • Activate local precincts with creative programming
    • Encourage cultural organisations and artists to locate and operate in Sydney.
    • They encourage applications from organisations, groups and individuals that support Aboriginal and Torres and Strait Islander communities and culture, including Aboriginal community-controlled organisations and networks.

Funding Information

• General festivals and events: Cash funding up to $50,000 per year is available, for a one-year program or multi-year funding (up to 3 years).
• Major festivals and events: Festivals and/or events seeking cash funding of $100,000 or more per year fall within this funding tier. Funding is available for up to four years in this funding tier.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible an applicant must operate within the City of Sydney’s local government area or be able to demonstrate significant benefits for the area’s residents, workers and/or visitors.
• These organisations can apply for both Tier 1 and 2:
  • Not-for-profit organisations
  • For-profit organisations
  • Government departments or agencies.
  • These individuals and organisations can apply for Tier 1 only:
  • Sole traders
  • Individuals or unincorporated community groups auspiced by a not-for-profit or for-profit that is eligible to apply in their own right.
  • If you work with an auspicing organisation, they encourage you to choose one that is relevant to the sector and that can support the development of the proposal.

Ineligible

Funding is not available for:

• Operational costs or overheads for the core business of an organisation
• Fees and charges associated with event personnel or staffing at landmark venues
• Projects that directly contravene the eligibility and ethics framework or existing City of Sydney policies.

For more information, visit City of Sydney.

For more information, visit https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/cultural-support-funding/festivals-and-events-sponsorship