REGIONAL ARTS FUND Quick Response Grant

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1 REGIONAL ARTS FUND Quick Respnse Grant Intrductin The Reginal Arts Fund is an Australian Gvernment prgram that supprt sustainable cultural develpment in reginal and remte cmmunities in Australia. The prgram is managed by Reginal Arts Australia and, in Suth Australia, by Cuntry Arts SA. The Reginal Arts Fund is designed t benefit reginal and remte arts practitiners, arts wrkers, audiences and cmmunities. The prgram guidelines are t assist applicants in applying fr supprt under the scheme. Please read them carefully and discuss yur applicatin with yur lcal Arts and Cultural Facilitatr. Objectives The bjectives f the fund are t supprt and prmte participatin in, and access t, Australia s arts and culture in reginal and remte Australia by: Encuraging and supprting sustainable ecnmic, scial and cultural develpment in reginal cmmunities; Develping partnerships and netwrks which leverage financial and/r in-kind supprt fr specific prjects and encurage nging cllabratin; Develping audiences and braden cmmunity engagement with the arts; and Increasing emplyment and prfessinal develpment pprtunities fr, and raise the prfile f, reginal and remte artists. Making an Applicatin It is strngly recmmended that all applicants discuss prpsals with Cuntry Arts SA, Arts and Cultural facilitatrs at least tw weeks befre a clsing date and prir t ldging their applicatin. This will ffer the best chance f success frm drawing n their vast knwledge and experience in this area. Cuntry Arts SA staff are lcated within varius cmmunities arund Suth Australia and are happy t discuss hw Cuntry Arts SA can supprt prjects r help emerging and prfessinal artists t take the next step in their career. Arts and Cultural Facilitatrs can: assist with prject develpment and crdinatin advice; prvide advice abut apprpriate supprt material; and assist in the preparatin f yur budget. T lcate yur nearest Arts and Cultural Facilitatr phne: r visit: 1

2 QUICK RESPONSE GRANT Prgram Guidelines In exceptinal circumstances, applicatins seeking minr funding supprt may be cnsidered under quick respnse arrangements. Yur prject will nly be cnsidered under these arrangements if yu wuld therwise be disadvantaged by being ineligible fr ther frms f financial assistance r if there is a genuine reasn why the applicatin culd nt have been submitted t a nrmal funding rund by the apprpriate clsing date (15 August r 15 March). Activity in all art frms including, visual arts, theatre, dance, puppetry, creative writing, music, digital media, film, crss art frm, crafts, textiles and cultural prjects including recrding and preservatin f language and stries are eligible. Funding can cver reasnable expenses assciated with artists fees, travel and accmmdatin. Clsing Dates Quick Respnse applicatins can be ldged anytime between 2-8 weeks prir t the activity cmmencing. Applicatins are subject t the availability f funds. There is n clsing date; hwever, the fund will be clsed ver the annual Christmas perid. Prject Cnsultatin Intending applicants are encuraged t discuss prpsals with their nearest Arts and Cultural Facilitatr at least tw weeks befre making an applicatin. Applicants Individuals and Cmmunity grups wh are residents f reginal Suth Australia are eligible t apply. The same eligibility will apply t bth. Funding is available n an annual basis nly. Individual up t $1,500 Individual applicants can apply fr a maximum f $1,500 per grant with a maximum f $2,500 per applicant ver the fur-year funding perid ; and This prgram prvides supprt fr prfessinal develpment pprtunities fr individual artists and arts wrkers in reginal Suth Australia. The prgram enables applicants t take advantage f an extrardinary prfessinal arts pprtunity that has presented itself at the last minute and needs t be respnded t quickly. 2

3 Cmmunity up t $3,000 Applicants can apply fr a maximum f $3,000 per grant with a maximum f $6,000 per applicant ver the fur year funding perid ; and This prgram prvides supprt fr small scale arts develpment initiatives fr cmmunity grups r arts rganisatins in reginal Suth Australia. The prgram enables rganisatins t take advantage f an extrardinary arts pprtunity in, r fr their lcal cmmunity that has presented itself at the last minute and needs t be respnded t quickly. Supprt Material Supprt material must include 1-2 page (max) curriculum vitae f the artist(s) t be emplyed r the individual applicant wh is applying fr prfessinal develpment, and evidence f wide cmmunity supprt (letters f supprt). Applicatins relating t Abriginal r Trres Strait Islander artists, cmmunities r culture must prvide letters f supprt frm relevant Abriginal r Trres Strait Islander artists and/r cmmunities. Applicatins that include creative cntent and/r stated utcmes fr culturally and linguistically diverse cmmunities must prvide letters f supprt frm these cmmunities. Applicatins will be assessed against the fllwing criteria: Individual Artistic Merit and meaningful skills develpment r prfessinal develpment utcmes fr the individual; Des the prject have adequate resurces and supprt and is well planned? Des the budget add up and has the applicant made a cntributin r surced mney r in-kind supprt frm ther rganisatins r peple? Will the prject encurage future arts prjects in the cmmunity? Supprt material must include 1-2 page curriculum vitae f the applicant and evidence f supprt frm at least tw (2) referees; Applicatins will be assessed against the fllwing criteria: Cmmunity Artistic Merit and meaningful skills develpment r prfessinal develpment utcmes D the artists and/r facilitatrs have artistic and cultural develpment skills apprpriate t the prject? Des the prject have adequate resurces and supprt and is well planned? Des the budget add up and has the applicant cntributed r surced mney r in-kind supprt frm ther rganisatins r peple? Is the cmmunity invlved in the planning and management f the prject and will they be invlved as participants when the prject begins? Will the prject encurage future arts prjects in the cmmunity? Supprt material must include 1-2 page (max) curriculum vitae f the artist(s) t be emplyed, and evidence f wide cmmunity supprt (letters f supprt) 3

4 Budget Criteria The fund will nt cver the entire cst f the prject. Applicants are required t cntribute r surce cash and r in-kind frm thers. Artists must be paid apprpriately. Budgets shuld shw a cntributin frm the applicant, either in-kind r cash. It is imprtant that applicants reflect eligible csts, prvide ntes n where efficiencies have been gained and justificatin if csts are high. Prject expenses shuld be clearly articulated. Hw is yur applicatin assessed? Applicatins fr assistance are assessed by Cuntry Arts SA grants management staff with decisins made and recipients ntified within ten wrking days frm the date the final applicatin with supprting dcumentatin is submitted. Persnal Infrmatin Persnal infrmatin cllected thrugh the Reginal Arts Fund is prtected by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Reginal Arts Australia is als required t ensure that necessary permissins are btained t allw funding t be annunced publicly by the Australian Gvernment (including the Minister and the Department), Members f Parliament, Reginal Arts Australia and Reginal Prgram Administratrs, including by way f publicatin n the internet by any f thse persns. This will include, but may nt be limited t, the applicant s name/rganisatin name, funded prject descriptin, funded amunt, state/territry, lcatin and electrate. This infrmatin may als be used fr reprting and prmtinal purpses. By signing a Reginal Arts Fund grant applicatin yu are als prviding permissin fr this persnal infrmatin t be used in this manner. Acquittals Cuntry Arts SA requires infrmatin regarding the utcmes and financials f the prject. We recmmend that applicants build an evaluatin plan int the prject. High quality digital phtgraphs (minimum 300 dpi r ~ 1MB) r equivalent dcumentatin f the prject is required fr acquittals t be accepted. Grant applicatins will nt be cnsidered if previus applicatins have nt been acquitted. ELIGIBILITY Applicants t the Reginal Arts Fund must meet the fllwing criteria: Be a permanent resident f reginal r remte Suth Australia, residing in lcatins classified as MMM2-MMM7 accrding t the Mdified Mnash Mdel Applicants need nly be a grup f peple with a cmmn interest; Grups shuld either be legally incrprated r have an auspicing bdy prepared t administer the grant n their behalf. An auspicing bdy is a separate rganisatin that has an ABN that administers and receives funding n yur behalf; Individual artists are eligible t apply; Individuals wh apply t the Reginal Arts Fund prgram MUST have an ABN r be auspiced by an rganisatin that has an ABN. An auspicing bdy is a separate rganisatin that administers and receives funding n yur behalf; Schls may nly apply if they prpse t facilitate the invlvement f the wider cmmunity as direct participants in an arts prject. Prpsals shuld be develpmental, invlve an artist r artists f prfessinal standard and shuld nt be part f the schl curriculum r schl fcused extra curricula activities; 4

5 Applicants shuld nte that festivals r festival/event rganisatins in receipt f, r applying fr Festivals Australia r anther fund administered by the Australian Gvernment will nly be eligible t apply t the Reginal Arts Fund fr a different prject r skills develpment activity within the same festival/event; and Onging r repeated funding fr particular rganisatins r festivals will nly be prvided where lnger term r further funding fulfils a cmpelling need t cnslidate previus develpment and a time frame fr the achievement f cultural sustainability has been identified. Such funding can be prvided fr a maximum f three years. The fllwing activities are nt eligible fr RAF funding: A prject principally benefitting a majr city r metrplitan lcatin (MMM1) Prjects which d nt substantially align with and further the bjectives f the Reginal Arts Fund Limited and Prpriety Limited cmpanies which are fr-prfit rganisatins are nt eligible t apply; Administratin and marketing csts f an rganisatin assciated with a prject ( e.g. the administrative csts f a cmmunity grantee); Infrastructure prjects invlving the purchase f assets (e.g. building purchase, renvatin r maintenance, purchase f cmputers); Heritage activities (such as cnservatin f, r signage at, heritage buildings r sites). Arts prjects lcated at heritage buildings r sites are eligible; Onging activities f cllecting institutins fr cllectin develpment, maintenance, cnservatin and interpretatin. Cllecting institutins and heritage rganisatins may, hwever, apply fr creative arts prjects which are nt cllectin based that fall within the prgram guidelines; A prject r element f a prject that is als receiving funding fr the same csts frm anther funding prgram administered by the Australian Gvernment; Perfrming Arts turing prjects are nly eligible t apply under the Shws n the Rad Prgram; Prjects that have cmmenced r have been cmpleted will nt be cnsidered; Curriculum based activities in schls r curses f nging educatin and training in gvernment r private institutins in Australia r verseas, academic activity, including wages r curse wrk that is required as part f any academic prgram; Csts f rganising and running cmpetitins, prizes, awards, r fundraising events (fr example, judges expenses, administratin and infrastructure csts); and Prjects managed by grantees wh have nt acquitted previus grants frm the Reginal Arts Fund, Cuntry Arts SA r any ther funding administered by the Australian Gvernment. Grant applicatins will nt be cnsidered if previus applicatins have nt been acquitted. T lcate yur nearest Arts and Cultural Facilitatr phne: r visit: 5