Call for Proposals: Touring and Travel Fund (Australia)

Objectives

• Funding can support domestic and international travel and accommodation costs for:
  • Artists and Acts:
    • tours by artists and acts performing new and original contemporary music
    • performance at significant contemporary music industry events by artists and acts performing new and original contemporary music.
• Funding can support up to six people per touring party. This includes the artists and a maximum of two people with roles that support the artists to undertake the tour. These support roles include:
  • one operational crew member (e.g. tour manager or key technical production crew)
  • one support person for people with disability, family or cultural needs.
• Sound NSW may consider supporting travel and accommodation costs for more than six people for larger groups or those with additional support needs.
  • Music Industry Professionals:
    • music industry professionals working with contemporary music artists and acts to attend significant music industry events and/or identified business opportunities.

Aim

• This funding aims to:
  • increase performance opportunities for NSW artists
  • support NSW artists and industry professionals to have a national and global presence
  • strengthen the live music ecosystem
  • grow music audiences for NSW artists.

Funding Information

• Funding can support:
  • up to $2,500 per person for domestic activity.
  • up to $5,000 per person for international activity.
  • Artists, acts and industry professionals from regional and remote NSW will automatically qualify for an extra $500 per person to help support additional travel costs.

Eligible Costs

• Funding supports travel and accommodation costs only, for domestic and international activity.
• Travel and accommodation costs can include flights, trains, buses, car hire, petrol, tolls, airport transfers, travel insurance, per diems and accommodation.
• Artists, acts and industry professionals from regional and remote NSW will automatically qualify for an extra $500 per person to help support additional travel costs.

Ineligible Costs

• Artist fees, rehearsals, equipment purchase, marketing and promotion costs, industry event fees or passes
• Tours that don’t include at least three performances in different locations, outside the artist’s place of residence
• Performance at significant music industry events within the artist’s place of residence
• Attendance at significant music industry events within the music industry professional’s place of residence
• Travel and accommodation costs incurred before the advertised activity start date
• Activity that has received other NSW Government funding.

Eligible Projects 

• Funding can support domestic and international travel and accommodation costs for:
  • tours by artists and acts performing new and original contemporary music
  • performance at significant music industry events by artists and acts performing new and original contemporary music
  • music industry professionals working with contemporary music artists and acts to attend significant music industry events and/or identified business opportunities.

Eligibility Criteria

• The fund is open to artists, acts and music industry professionals, as well as music businesses applying on behalf of an artist or act.
• Funding recipients must be:
  • The fund is open to artists, acts and music industry professionals, as well as music businesses applying on behalf of an artist or act. 18 years or older.
  • currently living in NSW (minimum 12 months)
  • performing or working in contemporary music.
• Applicants will need:
  • an active ABN (that’s your Australian Business Number)
  • a bank account with the same name as your ABN
  • or a funds administrator to help you out.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Applicants who do not live in NSW, or who have lived in NSW for less than 12 months are not eligible to apply.
• Applicants not performing new and original contemporary music (eg covers bands)
• Applicants who have outstanding acquittals from previous NSW Government funding.
• Artforms not supported through this program are:
  • experimental music and sound art
  • contemporary classical, opera, choral and ensembles
  • music theatre
  • working in and with community music groups.

For more information, visit NSW Government.