Grants and funding information
GAMBLING COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUND
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GAMBLING COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUNDhttp://www.justice.qld.gov.au/corporate/sponsorships-and-grants/grants/community-benefit-funding-programs Funds available: $500 – $35,000 Closes: 28 February, 31 May, 31 August, and 30 November 2016 Purpose: Grants are allocated to not-for-profit community groups to enhance their capacity to provide services, leisure activities and opportunities for Queensland communities. Eligible applicants: Applications must be from community-based organisations with not-for-profit objectives that is incorporated or registered as an act of parliament (or sponsored by an organisation incorporated or registered as an Act of Parliament). Applicants must be registered with CBFU as a legal entity or sponsored organisation. Eligible projects: Any item, except those that are listed as ineligible items. The Gambling Community Benefit Fund website lists funding prioritises for each round. Check the website for these details. Ineligible projects: Grant writer fees, miscellaneous items, contingency costs, auspice fees, repaying of debts and loans, overseas travel costs, project management fees, gifts, and items purchased before an organisation is notified of an outcome in writing from CBFU. Unlikely to be funded projects: Salaries and wages; administration expenses such as stationery, postage, office supplies; rent and lease costs; consumable items; catering; purchase of equipment/service for an individual; funding for a staff or member social event; training not provided by a third party; and sponsorship. Contact: Phone: 07 3247 4284 or 1800 633 619 Email: cbf@justice.qld.gov.au INDIEGOGO - CROWDFUNDING PROJECTS http://www.indiegogo.com Closes: Ongoing Funding: No limit. Free to join with a fee on money raised. Two options - a flexible option where you can take proceeds minus fees even if you don’t reach your target, or a Fixed funding option which is all or nothing. Purpose: Indiegogo is a crowdfunding platform where people who want to raise money can create fundraising campaigns to tell their story and get the word out. How it works: People set up their campaign online with a fundraising goal and deadline and perks. Perks give contributors an additional non-monetary incentive to support your campaign. People contribute to campaigns usually because they want to be involved in what the campaign is doing or because they want the perks that are part of the campaign. Eligibility: Individuals, groups and organisations with a valid bank account. Any project that is not developing or promoting something illegal is eligible. Contact: support@indiegogo.com KICKSTARTER - CROWDFUNDING PROJECTS https://www.kickstarter.com Funds available: No maximum (NB: Kickstarter gets a 5% fee for projects funded.) Closes: Ongoing, Creators set the time imit. Purpose: Kickstarter is a funding platform for creative projects - everything from films, games, and music to art, design, and technology. How it works: Each project is independently created and crafted by the person behind it. When they're ready, creators launch their project and share it with their community. Every project creator sets their project's funding goal and deadline. If people like the project, they can pledge money to make it happen. If the project succeeds in reaching its funding goal, all backers' credit cards are charged when time expires. If the project falls short, no one is charged. Funding on Kickstarter is all-or-nothing. Eligible ‘Creators’: Must: be 18 years of age or older; a permanent resident in Australia either creating a project in their own name or on behalf of a legal entity with a Business Number; possess an Australian address, Australian bank account, and government-issued ID (driver’s license or passport); have a major Australian credit or debit card. Eligible Projects: creative projects in the worlds of Art, Comics, Dance, Design, Fashion, Film, Food, Games, Music, Photography, Publishing, Technology, and Theatre. Must also be a project with a clear goal, like making an album, a book, or a work of art. A project will eventually be completed, and something will be produced by it. Ineligible: Kickstarter does not allow: charity, cause, or "fund my life" projects Contact: Email via website https://www.kickstarter.com/contact LOCAL COUNCILS FUNDINGLocal Councils often provide funding for local community arts and culture. Visit the Local Government Directory maintained by the Department of Local Government, Community Recovery and Resilience to find contact details for your local council. http://dlgcrr.qld.gov.au/local-government-directory NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA – COMMUNITY HERITAGE GRANTShttp://www.nla.gov.au/awards-and-grants/chg Funding Available: Up to $15,000. Organisations may apply for more than one project provided the combined value is no more than $15,000 and can be completed in one year. Closes: 9 May 2016 Purpose: To assist with the preservation of locally owned, but nationally significant collections of materials that are publicly accessible including artefacts, letters, diaries, maps, photographs, and audiovisual material. Eligible applicants: A not-for-profit, incorporated organisation that owns or manages a collection of nationally significant material and is accessible to the general public. Organisations that are encouraged to apply include: archives, art galleries, community groups, genealogical societies, historical societies, Indigenous groups, migrant community groups, museums, professional associations, public libraries, and religious groups. Other organisations, such as public libraries and independent museums located within universities, may also be eligible to apply. Eligible Projects: Significance assessments of collections; preservation needs assessments of collections; conservation activities and collection management; and training workshops. Ineligible projects: In-house salaries and volunteer labour costs, publishing projects, exhibition research and signage, collecting projects, oral histories, memorials and plaques, interpretive signage or heritage trails, capital works, repairs and improvements to existing buildings, digitisation of newspapers or magazines, family history research, emergency activities, activities that are in progress or have been completed, and private collections, labour costs to carry out rehousing, software development and website development. Contact: Phone: 02 6262 1147 Email: chg@nla.gov.au NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA – CREATIVE ARTS FELLOWSHIP https://www.nla.gov.au/awards-and-grants/fellowships-and-scholarships/creative-fellowships/creative-arts-fellowship Funds available: $10,000 Closes: 1 July 2016 Purpose: The Fellowship offers a grant to support creative practitioners and artists to undertake a sustained period of intensive work at the Library, using the rich and varied collections to develop a new art-work or body of work or an artistic concept for future elaboration. The Fellowship is open to established and emerging artists. Eligible applicants: The Fellowship is open to individuals practising in any art form except literature. This may include music, dance, theatre, visual arts, emerging, hybrid and experimental art forms. Eligible projects: Funds can be used as stipend for travel support and accommodation or for project expenses. Contact: fellowships@nla.gov.au Download 334.19 Kb. Share with your friends:
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