Deadline: 30-Sep-22
The Alexandrina Council is seeking applications for its Vibrant Communities Grant Program to provide in-kind and financial support for the delivery of arts and culture projects across the Alexandrina community.
Council recognises that visual, performing, community and public art creations bring vibrancy to the communities and create meaningful opportunities for social and cultural interaction.
Funding Information
- A maximum funding request of $3,000 per project will be accepted from eligible entities.
- Applicants can request both in-kind and cash amounts according to their specific needs to a combined total of the maximum amount.
- A minimum funding request of $500 applies for all applications.
- A total of $20,000 has been allocated to Council’s Vibrant Communities Grant program in this round.
What type of activities will be funded?
- Council is seeking to fund creative arts and culture projects that contribute towards creating a Liveable, Green and Connected Alexandrina and support the communities to thrive by showcasing the vibrancy of the communities and bringing generations and communities together.
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Eligible projects may focus on the following:
- Enhancement and activation of the distinctive townships, places and spaces
- Celebration and recognition of the significance of Ngarrindjeri, Peramangk and Kaurna cultures
- Fostering creative approaches to economic and community development through arts and culture
- Encouraging cultural expression and experiences through the arts
- Professional development of Alexandrina based artists to further their work in community arts
- Any genre of arts and culture including performance, visual or literary arts, multi-media or other cultural and artistic endeavours
- Engaging the community and promoting, celebrating and strengthening arts and culture in the Alexandrina Council region.
What will not be funded?
- Projects that do not engage the services of a professional artist
- Projects or activities occurring outside the Alexandrina Council region
- Applications that do not adequately meet the assessment criteria outlined overleaf
- Applications that do not establish any benefit to the Alexandrina community
- Requests for ongoing operational or administrative costs
- Reimbursement of funds already spent, for activities already held or which have already commenced.
Eligibility Criteria
- Not-for-profit incorporated community groups or legal entities with comparable status
- Unincorporated not-for-profit community groups auspiced by an appropriate incorporated community group or comparable legal entity
- Individuals auspiced by an appropriate incorporated community group or comparable legal entity
- Businesses with an ABN
Ineligibility Criteria
- Applicants with outstanding debts such as rates, fees or charges to Alexandrina Council
- Applicants seeking funding for retrospective payments
- Applicants that have not provided a satisfactory Evaluation and Acquittal Report for any previous funding received from Council
- Applicants seeking funds for projects occurring outside the Alexandrina Council region
- Alexandrina Council Elected Members or employees
For more information, visit Vibrant Communities Grant Program.
For more information, visit https://www.alexandrina.sa.gov.au/connect/grants/grants-sub-pages/vibrant-communities-grant
