Deadline: 29-Oct-20
The Regional Arts Fund (RAF) is seeking applications for its Recovery Boost Grant Program which is designed to meet the medium-term recovery needs of artists, organizations, and communities. Projects in this program should focus on activities that assist in recovery from bushfire, drought, and/or the impacts of COVID-19.
The Recovery Boost is a $10 million targeted measure announced by the Australian Government in 2020 as part of the Relief and Recovery Fund. It responds to the difficulties experienced by regional artists, arts organizations, and communities who have been heavily impacted by COVID-19.
RAF is an Australian Government program that supports sustainable cultural development in regional and remote communities in Australia. It meets the strategic priorities of supporting participation in, and access to, the arts; and encouraging greater private sector support for the arts.
Objectives
The objectives of the fund are to support and promote participation in, and access to, Australia’s arts and culture in regional and remote Australia by:
- Encouraging and supporting sustainable economic, social and cultural development in regional communities,
- Developing partnerships and networks which leverage financial and/or in-kind support for specific projects and encourage ongoing collaboration,
- Developing audiences and broadening community engagement with the arts, and
- Increasing employment and professional development opportunities for, and raise the profile of, regional and remote artists.
Funding Information
- RAF Recovery Grants – up to $60,000 can be over 2 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals, groups, and incorporated not-for-profit organizations.
- Applicants must reside in postcodes classified as regional using the Modified Monash Model Map. The applicant’s physical address must be MMM Classification 2 or above.
- Groups and organizations must either be legally incorporated and have an ABN or have an auspice organization manage their grant.
- Individual applicants must have an ABN or have an auspice organization to manage their grant.
Ineligibility Criteria
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- Applicants outside of regional NSW
- A for-profit company
- Applicants who have not acquitted overdue grants from the Regional Arts Fund, any other Australian Government funding program, or any other program administered by Regional Arts NSW.
Applying Via Smartygrants
- When the grant round is open, a link will take you to the Regional Arts Australia online application system.
- Click on RAF Recovery Grants Application Form.
- If you have not used SmartyGrants before you will need to set up an account.
- This account and password can be used to go back to your application at any time and will be the same for any other grants you might apply for in the future using the Smartygrants system.
- Your application will be available to you until you click SUBMIT, or the closing date is reached.
For more information, visit http://regionalartsnsw.com.au/grants/raf-recovery-grants/