COVID Development Grants Program in Australia
Deadline: 31-Jan-22
The Create NSW has launched its COVID Development Grants Program to support individuals and groups in the ‘small-to-medium’ sector in NSW.
Aims
These grants aim to:
Provide targeted support to individuals and groups in the ‘small-to-medium’ sector in NSW in recognition of their role as important generators of cultural and artistic activity and crucial employers of artists across the state.
Mitigate the impact of disruption on the development of new works and collaborations by the small-to-medium sector in NSW
Improve working conditions and opportunities for individuals who are suffering loss of income and opportunities, requiring targeted support as part of the economic recovery in NSW.
Create greater sustainability for generating revenue and income in the cultural and creative sectors to build resilience against future shocks.
Funding Information and Criteria
Two streams of funding are available under this program:
Individuals and Groups can apply for up to $5,000
Organisations can apply for up to $10,000
Funding is available for:
Creation, development and presentation of new works
Employment of artists or arts/culture workers
Skills development or training specific to your career, a project or initiative such as digital-upskilling
Marketing, fundraising and promotional costs
Workshops and other public programs
A component of the grant could be used to purchase of equipment or digital resources required to deliver new programs, projects including online/digital initiatives.
Eligible Projects
Individuals and Groups: seeking support for creating a new exhibition, developing new work performance, workshop program etc. To pay for artists fees, suppliers of materials, studio spaces, venue hire (if possible), purchase equipment that increases presentation opportunities
Organisations: to commission artists or groups of artists to create new work, marketing materials to promote, installation costs, broadcast costs, editors, cost of venue hire – organisations.
Eligibiity Criteria
Individuals or Groups
Individual is Australian?citizen, Australian permanent resident or?a group located in Australia with Australian citizenship and/or permanent resident members and is a current resident of NSW.
Must also be a professional artist or arts/cultural worker (including museum workers).
A Collaborative Group is two or more individuals working together on a project or program. Groups may be legally constituted or an informal working association.
They may be an entity that exists long-term, or a project specific association. Both kinds of group are eligible to apply for Project Funding. It is recommended that a group have a formal agreement between members.
Organisations
NSW Small-medium arts and cultural organisation located in NSW.
Must be a defined arts and cultural activity.
Community groups legislated under Section 355 of the Local Government Act are eligible but must not receive core program or operational funding from their local council.
For-profit organisations may be eligible to apply provided the activities being applied for are delivered on a break-even (non-profit) basis and if they are seeking funds to pay for artists to participate.
Note that clients eligible for the COVID $75 million Performing Arts package and/or in receipt of Create NSW multi-year funding are not eligible to apply for COVID Development Grants.
For more information, visit https://www.create.nsw.gov.au/funding-and-support/arts-and-cultural-funding-program/covid-development-grants/