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.
For more information, visit https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/community-business/grants-funding/apply-by-category/9961