Venue Hire Support Grant in Australia

Deadline: 8 April 2024

The City of Sydney is inviting applications for its Venue Hire Support Grant to provide assistance to community groups and organisations accessing the spaces.

They have a number of venues that are available for hire. The venue hire support grants and sponsorship program helps community and cultural groups and organisations access these venues for events, concerts, fundraisers, conferences, meetings and community gatherings.

The grant is intended for cultural, environmental and community groups and organisations that demonstrate financial hardship.

Categories

Support is available in two categories:
- community venues
- landmark venues.

Funding Priorities

The funding will prioritise projects that:
- increase numbers of programs, events and activities that contribute to social wellbeing, social inclusion and increased cultural participation
- increase services and initiatives for residents, workers and visitors that contribute to the social, cultural, economic and environmental health of the city
- increase capacity of the cultural, environmental and community sector due to the sharing of knowledge and resources.
They encourage applications from organisations, groups and individuals that support Aboriginal and Torres and Strait Islander communities and culture, including Aboriginal community-controlled organisations and networks.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for funding an applicant must operate within the City of Sydney’s local government area or be able to demonstrate benefits for the area’s residents, workers and/or visitors.
Applicants must demonstrate that payment of standard rates would cause financial hardship.
Applicants working with an auspicing organisation are encouraged to choose an organisation that is relevant to the sector and can support the development of the proposal.
Community venues
- These individuals and organisations can apply:
  - not-for-profit organisations
  - unincorporated community group
  - individual auspiced by a not-for-profit that is eligible to apply in its own right.
Landmark venues
- These individuals and organisations can apply:
  - not-for-profit organisations
  - for profit event management companies facilitating an eligible not-for-profit’s event
  - individual auspiced by a not-for-profit that is eligible to apply in its own right.