Deadline: 28-Feb-23
The City of Yarra has announced the applications for its Room to Create Responsive Grant Program to help creative spaces and live music venues stay in Yarra.
The program is incentivized and designed to be quick response.
Funding Information
- The program pool is $25,000 per annum and funding is capped at $2,000 for a standalone grant or at $5,000 for a matching grant – when the applicant can make a matching contribution.
Eligible Projects
- Applications must be for creative spaces or live music venues in Yarra;
- Applications cannot be submitted for the same project from multiple tenants/organisations.
Eligible Expenses
The funds may be used for goods and/or services that will assist the creative space to operate in Yarra. For example, funds can be used for:
- Infrastructure works (such as fit out of a studio) and purchase of built-in equipment (such as data projectors, lighting, built-in speakers);
- Acoustic treatment or related works (such as installing insulation, air locks, sound absorbing materials, gap seals etc);
- Town planning consultants to obtain advice relevant to maintaining a creative space in Yarra, including advocacy where a nearby development is proposed;
- Consultant fees related to improving accessibility of the space;
- Acoustic consultant fees and measuring devices/equipment;
- Building surveyors fees related to assessment of an existing building;
- Other materials and/or services that may assist with the venue’s management of noise and patron behavior related complaints.
Eligible Criteria
Room to Create Responsive Grant Applicants must:
- Have an active ABN.
- Be an incorporated organisation or business entity managing and/or occupying a creative space (eg. gallery, performance venue, artist studio, live music venue) that is located in the City of Yarra; OR meet one of the following specific exceptions:
- An individual applicant who can demonstrate that the space is a dedicated creative space that contributes to the creative footprint of Yarra.
- An individual applicant operating as a business entity that occupies or manages a creative space in Yarra.
- An unincorporated not-for-profit community group managing a space in Yarra, auspiced by an eligible incorporated organisation or Neighbourhood House for this application.
- Have acquitted previous Council grants and have no outstanding debts to Yarra City Council.
- Have adequate public liability insurance, working with children checks, WorkCover and superannuation coverage.
- If the application is a live music venue, the applicant must agree to adopt the Best Practice Guidelines for Live Music Venues developed by the Live Music Roundtable with the Victorian Government.
- Relevant applicants must, as required by law, implement and adhere to the Victorian Child Safe Standards.
For more information, visit City of Yarra.
