Apply for the Creative Communities Grant 2023-2024 (Australia)

Support for groups or organisations to expand their reach through the creation, promotion or presentation of arts activity or to deliver arts activity with social, health and wellbeing outcomes for a defined community or community group.

Grant Obectives

• Access:
  • Increase access and participation in arts and culture
  • Increase opportunities and access to the arts for First Nations people and people from culturally and linguistic diverse backgrounds as artists, participants and audiences
• Employ: employ Northern Territory artists and arts workers

Funding Information

• Up to $5,000 per applicant.
• Organisations not registered in the NT are not eligible.
• The activity must have a clear arts and cultural outcome and be open to a defined community group or the broader community to participate.

Eligibility Criteria

• Individual
  • Individual applicants must be:
    • an Australian citizen or permanent resident
    • over 18 years of age
    • a current resident of the NT.
  • You may be required to provide evidence of the above by providing a driver’s license, utilities bill, electoral roll registration or other similar documentation.
  • If you are an individual applying for a grant over $15,000 you will need to either:
    • be registered as Sole Trader with an active ABN and apply through GrantsNT with an Organisation Profile,
    • apply through an Administering Body
  • Individuals applying with an Organisation Profile are still considered Individuals for applicant eligibility purposes.
  • Individuals cannot apply for funding on behalf of another individual, unless they are supporting a person with access needs and authorised by that person. Evidence of authorisation is required.
  • Employees of the NT Government are ineligible to apply if there is a perceived or direct conflict of interest.
• Groups
  • Groups are two or more individuals who do not form a legally constituted organisation.
  • If your group is applying for a grant, you must identify an individual to apply on behalf of the group and be legally and financially responsible for the grant. An individual representing a group must meet the above criteria for Individuals and be registered as Sole Trader with an active ABN and apply through GrantsNT with an Organisation Profile.
• Organisations
  • Organisations must be not-for-profit, legally constituted organisations that have their main place of business registered in the NT. Organisations not registered in the NT are eligible to apply if they meet all the following criteria:
    • have a physical presence in the NT
    • have an established track record of a minimum three years of grant funding auspiced through a NT arts and culture organisation, and have successfully acquitted all funding. Applicants with a track record of noncompliance will not be eligible
    • deliver activities that have significant arts and cultural outcomes that benefit NT artists, arts organisations and the NT arts sector. Organisations that are not registered in the NT and do not meet the above criteria cannot apply, but can partner with an eligible organisation to apply for and administer the grant on their behalf.
  • NT Government agencies and associated entities, local government, educational institutions and hospitals are ineligible.
  • Organisations must be compliant with governing legislation: the Associations Act 2003 (NT) (or some cases the Incorporated Associations Act of another state/territory), Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 or Corporations Act 2001. Non-compliant or insolvent organisations are ineligible and cannot act as an Administering Body.
• Leading Arts Organisations are not eligible to apply
• At least 50 per cent of the total budget for the activity must come from sources other than Arts NT, the other sources can include the value of in-kind support.

For more information, visit Northern Territory Government.