Toowoomba Regional Council: Cultural & Arts Support Grant (Australia)

Deadline: 1-Mar-21

The Toowoomba Regional Council is seeking applications for its Cultural & Arts Support Grant Program aimed at nurturing fledgling artists, supporting grassroots community arts and cultural activity, and underpinning higher level arts and cultural development.

Funding Information

Funding assistance (to a maximum of $ 4,000) is available for up to 75 percent of the total project costs (excluding GST) per project, event, or activity (subject to available funds).

Eligible Projects

Any project, event, or activity that has art or cultural theme or outcome that:
- has a clear broad community benefit or is focused on maintaining the ‘spirit’ and identity of communities within the Toowoomba Region Council area;
- develops and enhances the artistic or cultural capacity of a group’s talents within our communities.
Examples of costs that may be eligible for funding include:
- professional/relevant artists’/cultural workers’ fees.
- production costs including:
  - venue hire costs.
  - relevant project-specific professional services other than arts/cultural services.
  - relevant project-specific materials (other than artist’s materials).
  - hire of relevant equipment.
  - relevant project documentation costs.

Ineligible Projects

The following are not eligible for funding.

Projects, events, or activities that have a for-profit, political, or overt self-promotional agenda.
Projects, events, or activities that are scheduled to start prior to the applicant being notified of grant funding approval.
Recurrent funding for arts organisations.
Capital items (including the purchase of artworks).
Murals.
Publishing costs.
Artist’s materials.
Any aspect of framing or freight.
Promotional and advertising items.
Statutory charges, salaries/wages/honorariums, consumables, insurance, administration or contingencies.
The accredited study, training, or university courses.
Catering.

Who can apply?

Organizations can apply for a cultural and arts support grant if :

The organization is an eligible community organization or is under the auspices of an eligible community organization as defined in the Community Grants Policy.
The organization operates or provides services within the Toowoomba Regional Council area.
The organization has an Australian Business Number (ABN).
The application is for a project that does not form part of the core business of public and private educational institutions (primary, secondary and tertiary including Parents & Citizens and Parents & Friends Associations) and demonstrates broader community benefit.
Who cannot apply:
- Individuals.
- For-profit companies, trusts, and other organisations.
- Government, semi-government organisations and statutory authorities.
- Unions and student guilds.
- Research foundations.
- Professional associations.
- An organisation that has been granted approval for support through a Toowoomba Regional Council funding program for the same project.
- An organisation that has not acquitted an overdue TRC funded grant application.