NT Government: Arts and Culture Grants Program (Australia)

Deadline: 7-Mar-22

Northern Territory (NT) Government has announced The Arts and Culture Grants Program. This grant category supports initiatives that increase the capability, operational capacity and sustainability of the NT arts sector through innovative creative practice and business ingenuity.

A strong and vibrant arts and cultural sector is integral to the health and well-being of their communities. It will continue to underpin the economic recovery of the Territory. This will be achieved through providing opportunities to grow the creative and cultural economy, encourage artistic excellence and achievement and community participation in arts and culture.

The NT Government, through Arts NT, supports the arts and cultural sector through the delivery of:

•  arts policy, strategies, research and advice to the NT Government and arts sector
•  funding and partnership programs that build the capacity and sustainability of the arts and cultural industries
•  funding for artists, arts workers, arts and cultural organisations and community groups that support industry development, community access and participation in arts and culture, and
•  arts and cultural infrastructure development and support through NT Government leased and owned venues and facilities.

Arts Northern Territory( NT )is a unit within the Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities (TFHC) and is responsible for the development, administration and evaluation of the Arts and Culture Grants Program (ACGP).

Funding Criteria

• Available to Organisations only.
•  Accessible Arts – up to $30,000 per applicant to new initiatives that increase the capacity,
• profile and employment of artists with disability, and increase access to the arts for audiences with disability  Succession Planning – up to $25,000 per applicant to new initiatives that increase the capacity of organisations and arts and cultural sector to ensure continuity through leadership transition and renewal Applicants that support industry development in regional and remote NT are encouraged to apply

Funded Activities

Funded activities may benefit individuals in the following roles:

•  artist
•  creative practitioner
•  arts worker
•  arts manager
•  producer
•  technical production
•  board member.

Eligibility Criteria

Each grant category specifies whether individuals, groups or organisations are eligible to apply – refer to following Grants at a Glance section or each grant category page for details.An applicant’s track record will be considered when assessing applications.

• Individuals
  • Individuals are practicing NT artists, arts workers or cultural practitioners. Individual applicants must be:
    •  an Australian citizen or have permanent residence status
    •  over 18 years of age
    •  a current resident of the NT.
  • You may be required to provide evidence of the above by way of driver’s license, utilities bill, electoral roll registration or other similar documentation.
  • If you are an individual applying for a grant over $15,000 you will need to:
    •  be registered as a Sole Trader with an active ABN and apply in GrantsNT as an Organisation, or
    •  apply with an Administering Body (refer to the Administering Bodies and Auspicing section).
  • Individuals cannot apply for funding on behalf of another individual, unless you are supporting a person withaccessibility issues and authorised by that person in writing to do so.
  • Employees of the NT Government are ineligible to apply if there is a perceived or direct conflict of interest.
• Groups
  • Groups are two or more individuals who do not form a legally constituted organisation.
  • If your group is applying for a grant, you must identify an individual in the group to apply on behalf of the
  • group. This person will be legally and financially responsible for the grant. The individual must meet the above criteria for individuals and apply as an individual in GrantsNT.
• Organisations
  • Organisations must be not-for-profit, legally constituted and be producers of, or operate in support the arts.
  • Organisations that have their main place of business registered in the NT are eligible to apply.
  • Organisations not registered in the NT are eligible to apply if they meet all the following criteria:
  •  have a Physical Presence in the NT (refer to the Glossary of Terms for the definition of Physical
  • Presence)  have an established track record of a minimum three years of grant funding auspiced through a NT arts and culture organisation, and have successfully acquitted all funding.
  • Applicants with a track record which include major breaches will not be eligible  deliver activities that have significant arts and cultural outcomes that benefit NT artists, arts organisations and the NT arts sector
  • Organisations that are not registered in the NT and do not meet the above criteria cannot apply, however, can partner with an eligible NT arts organisation to apply and administer on their behalf.
  • NT Government agencies and associated entities, local government bodies, education institutions and hospitals are ineligible.
  • Non-compliant Organisations are ineligible which includes being ineligible to act as an Administering Body.
  • Organisations must be compliant with the Associations Act 2003 (NT) or the relevant State or Territory legislation you are formed under or Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC).
  • Some grants are only available to Organisations of a specific type or limited by other criteria. If this is the case, it will stipulated in a grant category’s details.

For more information , visit  Northern Territory of Australia

For more information, visit https://grantsnt.nt.gov.au/grants/arts-and-culture-arts-industry-development-2021-22