A pool of $60,000 is available and applicants can apply for up to $10,000.
This fund supports local creative individuals and organisations to undertake high quality creative projects that activate and benefit our community spaces.
You must read the full guidelines(PDF, 451KB) and speak with a Council officer before submitting your application.
Key dates
- Grant round opens on 3 July 2023 and closes on 11 August 2023.
- Assessment and decisions made in September 2023.
- Successful applicants advised by email in late October, early November.
- Projects can start from 1 January 2024.
- Projects must be completed by December 2024.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- have appropriate auspice support (unless you are applying as an incorporated organisation)
- have an ABN, or be willing to complete a statement by supplier;
- hold public liability Insurance of up to $10,000,000 at the time of project commencement and throughout;
- work, live or provide significant evidence of practice in the Banyule community (individuals); or
- provide support, programs or services to people living in Banyule (groups);=
Additional requirements for groups
Applicants must:
- provide a current detailed profit and loss statement or a detailed, current financial statement (bank statements are not appropriate and should not be submitted); and
- be either a legally constituted not for profit entity, a charity or benevolent trust, or a public not-for-profit company.
You can speak to a Council officer if you would like to discuss insurance options.
Assessment
Project submissions will be assessed by a panel made up of members from the Banyule Arts and Culture Advisory Committee and will score applications against 4 criteria. The panel will then recommend or not recommend the project for funding.
Final decisions will then be made by a Council manager based on assessment panel reccomendations.
Criteria
Your project will be assessed on:
- benefit to the Banyule community (30%)
- value for money (30%)
- likelihood of success (30%)
- local investment of goods and services (10%).
For a full breakdown of these criteria, including key prompts, read the grant guidelines.
Acquittal
You will need to report on how your grant funds were used, including:
- benefit to the community;
- benefit to your practice or organisation;
- audience or participant numbers;
- key creative and community outcomes; and
- key learnings for you as an artist or creative practitioner.
To successfully acquit your grant, you must submit receipts for your expenses.
