Deadline: 30-Apr-2025
The City of Holdfast Bay with its Events, Festivals, Arts and Cultural Grants program seeks to support local community events and festivals and provide opportunities for not-for-profit organisations, groups, collectives, and individuals to deliver innovative events, festivals, creative arts and cultural activities or works of art in the public realm.
This program aims to represent various activities that contribute to public spaces and/or promote cultural vitality, creativity, and connection within the city. The program also supports activations and innovations, encouraging participation by people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
Funding Information
- Applicants may apply for up to $3,000 per event, festival, public arts, and cultural project.
- The City of Holdfast Bay has allocated $20,000 per financial year to the Events, Festivals.
Eligible Costs
- Expenditure must be directly related to the proposed activity and may include:
- Advertising and printing costs
- Artist and contractor fees
- Equipment hire
- Consumables
- Event registration fees
- Council fees and charges
- Insurance.
Ineligible Costs
- Fundraising or sponsorship
- Salaries or wages
- Travel costs
- Education or conference costs
- Ongoing expenses not directly related to the event, festival or public art or cultural activity
- A purpose were core funding rests with state or federal government
- Activities already receiving financial support from Council.
Ineligible Activities
- Activities that have already commenced
- Groups/organisations/individuals with outstanding acquittals from previous Council grants
- Activities that will take place outside of the City of Holdfast Bay Council boundary
- Political activity, proselytizing, or lobby groups
Eligibility Criteria
- Open to individuals, organisations and incorporated associations.
- Schools and early learning centres are eligible to apply if the initiative has an identified benefit to the wider community outside of the school environment.
Assessment Criteria
- Alignment to City of Holdfast Bay the Holdfast 2050+ strategic plan
- Strengthening a sense of community belonging and pride
- Enhancing community participation
- Contribute to the vibrancy of the public realm
- Celebrate creative expression and strengthen community connections
- Fostering social and cultural diversity
- Stimulating the local economy and promoting the Holdfast Bay council region as a tourism destination
- Matched or additional funding towards the project will be looked upon favourably
- Minimal environmental impact as well as minimal adverse impact on residents
Application Requirements
- Announcement: The City of Holdfast Bay will announce the availability of grants for events, festivals, public arts, and cultural projects through the public facing website and social media platforms.
- Application Form: Applicants must complete the designated ‘Smarty Grants’ application form, which will be made accessible via the public facing website and/or available for pick-up at the Jetty Road, Brighton, Civic Centre.
- Submission Deadline: Grants will open each financial year and will be available until funds are exhausted. It is expected that grants will be for activities taking place in the financial year of application, however funding for activities that commence in one financial year but are not completed until the following financial year will be considered.
- Application Review: A review comprising representatives from relevant departments or stakeholders will assess grant applications based on predetermined criteria, including alignment with the council’s strategic objectives, potential community impact, feasibility, and budgetary considerations.
- Notification: Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their grant application within a four-week timeframe following the review process. Successful applicants will receive either approval of the grant or in some cases, a grant agreement, outlining the terms and conditions of funding.
- Disbursement: Upon acceptance of the grant approval/agreement, funds will be disbursed to successful applicants in accordance with the agreed-upon schedule and payment terms.
For more information, visit City of Holdfast Bay.