Deadline: 2-Sep-20
The Upper Hunter Shire Council has announced the 2020 Cultural Activity Grants Program to promote and develop cultural/art resources and activities in the community on a broad and/or specific need basis.
The aims of the Cultural Activity Grant program are to:
- facilitate the provision of cultural activities that increase participation for all residents including but not limited to young people, culturally diverse groups and inclusive activities for people living with a disability,
- develop connectivity and co-ordination between agencies involved in community cultural development,
- enhance the use of local cultural/art resources; both physical and organisational, to meet priority needs and progress the Shire’s local identity,
- develop community organisational skills from a cultural perspective.
Objectives of the Cultural Activity Grants are to:
- foster closer co-operation between Council and community cultural groups,
- enhance the involvement and profile of Council in the provision of community cultural orientated services,
- increase the level of community involvement, knowledge of and appreciation of the cultural heritage in the local area,
- introduce the theme of the Shire into cultural projects, eg. horses, heritage, rural area.
Eligible Items
- Venue hire for an event/workshop
- Purchase of equipment or materials.
- Cultural Projects.
- Any other legitimate costs of a project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Incorporated non-profit community based organisations from within the Upper Hunter Shire will be eligible to receive funding grants.
For more information, visit https://upperhunter.nsw.gov.au/our-services/community-grants/cultural-activity-grants.aspx