Deadline: 15-Aug-22
Country Arts SA is calling for applications for the Project Grants – Regional Arts Fund to support and promote participation in, and access to, Australia’s arts and culture through developing and supporting cultural expression.
The Regional Arts Fund is part of the Australian Government’s Arts and Cultural Development Program that supports participation in, and access to, Australia’s arts and culture through developing and supporting cultural expression.
The Regional Arts Fund is managed by Regional Arts Australia on behalf of the Australian Government.
Objectives
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The objectives of the Regional Arts Fund are to support and promote participation in, and access to, Australia's arts and culture in regional and remote Australia, and through doing so:
- Encourage and support sustainable economic, social and cultural outcomes in regional communities;
- Develop partnerships and networks which leverage financial and/or in−kind support for regional arts projects and encourage ongoing collaboration;
- Develop audiences and broaden community engagement with the arts;
- Increase employment and professional development opportunities for, and raise the profile of, regional and remote artists; and
- Support quality and viability of artistic and cultural activity
Funding Information
- You can apply for Project Grants of up to $30,000. There is no minimum grant amount.
- The maximum grant period for Project Grants is two years
Eligible Activities
- Project Grants will fund high-quality arts projects benefitting regional or remote artists, arts workers, audiences and communities.
- The focus of the project could include any area of creative practice, multiple art forms or cross disciplinary practice
Eligibility Criteria
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To be eligible you must:
- Be an individual or Australian incorporated organisation or local government organisation
- Have an active Australian Business Number (ABN) that is registered to your name and location
- If required by the Australian Tax Office, be registered for the purposes of GST not have any outstanding reports, acquittals or serious breaches relating to any Australian
- Government funding or funding from a state or territory Regional Program Administrator. A serious breach is one that has resulted in, or warrants, the termination of a grant agreement.
Ineligible
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You are not eligible to apply if you are:
- An unincorporated organisation not auspiced by an organisation that meets the eligibility criteria
- A for Profit Company
- An organisation or individual based outside of regional or remote Australia
- An Australian Government or state government entity (except for schools in very remote areas (MM 7)
- A Regional Program Administrator4 or a Regional Program Administrator employee directly involved in the delivery of the Regional Arts Fund
- For Project Grants, an individual or organisation who has already received a Regional Arts Fund Project Grant in the same financial year
- for Project Grants, an individual or organisation who has already received multi-year funding for a Regional Arts Fund Project Grant taking place in the same financial year These eligibility criteria are subject to change, based on Australian Government policy.
For more information, visit Country Arts SA.
For more information, visit https://www.countryarts.org.au/grants/grants/project-grants/