Deadline: 22-Aug-22
The Regional Arts Victoria’s Project Grant Program is now open for applications to support art projects, professional development for artists and art workers, and community capacity building projects.
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.
Funding Information
- You can apply for Project Grants of up to $30,000.
- There is no minimum grant amount. Assessors will make decisions around funding allocated to successful applicants, taking into consideration the quantum of funds available in the individual state/territory.
- You are strongly encouraged to speak with a Regional Program Administrator Program Officer, especially if you are applying for grants greater than $20,000 as a large funding request may be unrealistic where the available funds are limited.
- Duration: The maximum grant period for Project Grants is two years.
Eligible Projects
- 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 artforms or crossdisciplinary practice.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible you must:
- be an individual or Australian incorporated organisation or local government organisation3
- 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.
- Unincorporated groups are eligible for funding if auspiced by an organization.
- If you are under 18, you must be auspiced by a person over 18 with an active ABN.
- Schools are only eligible to apply if they are located in a very remote area.
Ineligible
- an unincorporated organisation not auspiced by an organisation that meets the eligibility criteria
- a for profit company
- an unincorporated organisation not auspiced by an organisation that meets the eligibility criteria x a for profit company
- an Australian Government or state government entity (except for schools in very remote areas)
- a Regional Program Administrator 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
For more information, visit https://www.rav.net.au/project-grants/