Deadline: 30-Nov-22
The Art of Inspiring Communities is inviting Applications for the Quick Response Grants.
Objectives
- 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.
Eligible Grant Activities
- Quick Response Grants will fund professional development opportunities for artists and arts workers or small project opportunities. The program supports immediate need that arises where the activity is unable to be planned for or supported in other funding rounds, for example taking up professional development, skills development or small project opportunities at short notice.
Funding Information
- Individuals can apply for up to $3000 and organisations or community groups can apply for up to $5000.
Eligibility Criteria
Regional artists to access professional arts development and training opportunities, or organisations/community groups with small project opportunities that arise at short notice.
- To be eligible you must:
- Be an individual/sole trader, Australian incorporated organisation or local government organisation with an active Australian Business Number (ABN) registered to a regional South Australian location
- Not have any outstanding reports, acquittals or serious breaches relating to any Australian Government funding
- Not be based in metroplitan South Australia
- Please ensure you satisfy all the eligibility criteria. If you are unsure, contact a member of the Country Arts SA team.
Who is not eligible to apply for a grant?
- You are not eligible to apply if you are:
- An unincorporated organisation not auspiced by an organisation that meets the eligibility criteria
- As for profit company an organisation or individual based outside of regional or remote Australia Eligible Locations)
- 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 Quick Response Grants, an individual or organisation who has already received a Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grant in the same financial year
- 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.
Ineligible
- The Regional Arts Fund will not fund the following activities:
- A project principally benefitting a major city or metropolitan location (MM 1)
- Funded activity that will commence before funding is approved
- Components of projects that are also funded by other programs administered by the Australian Government or other state and local government agencies.
- Projects which do not substantially align with and further the objectives of the Regional Arts Fund.
- Touring projects from major cities (MM 1), such as tours of performances and exhibitions
- Curriculum based activities, including for primary, secondary or tertiary courses
- Competitions, prizes or awards
- Ongoing activities of collecting institutions
- Expenditure items that are not eligible include:
- Ongoing core administration costs of the applicant organization
- Infrastructure costs including building or fitting out permanent structures.
For more information, visit https://www.countryarts.org.au/grants/grants/quick-response-grant/
