Key information
- Status: Closed
- Grant amount: From $2,000 to $5,000
- Application opened: 6 May 2024
- Application closed: 4 July 2024, 5:00 pm
Program objective
Arts Northern Rivers CASP 2024 funding is available for community engaged projects and activities that:
- Assist locally determined community arts and cultural activities
- Increase opportunities for regionally based groups and individuals to access a diverse range of arts programs
- Enable communities to explore and express their cultural identities
- Lead to greater awareness and appreciation of cultural diversity
- Increase the sustainability and resilience of regionally based community arts organisations and individuals
Photo image credit: Cristal Canton 'Who are all the pies' - Byron Youth Services (CASP recipient 2023)
This program is administered by Create NSW.
Eligibility
Who can apply
A not for profit incorporated body
An individual/sole trader with current ABN
Groups/Collectives (A lead Project Administrator must have an ABN)
A group/collective with a nominated Funds Administrator
Location that are eligible include Byron, Clarence Valley, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley, Tweed
Types of projects funded under this grant
Workshops
Arts activities as part of community festivals or events
Artist-in-residence programs
Public art and design projects
Performances
Community seminars and forums
Exhibitions
Other local arts initiatives
When the project can start and end
1 September 2024 and 30 June 2025
The project should be started by 1 September 2024 and the project must be completed by 30 June 2025.
What costs you can apply for
- Artist fees
- Materials
- Venue Hire
- Marketing costs
- Documentation
Who can’t apply
Individuals, groups, and organisations based outside of Arts Northern Rivers region or applying for projects based outside those areas.
Interstate organisations.
Professional touring groups
Commercial enterprises.
Groups/ensembles and unincorporated associations with no Funds Administrator.
Regional Conservatoriums.
Organisations that have applied for or received Create NSW funding for the same
activity.
Previous recipients where the use of the grant did not, in the opinion of the CASP
assessment panel, conform to the spirit and intentions of these guidelines.
Local, state and federal government departments, including schools (except P&Cs who
are incorporated).
What costs you can't apply for
Core equipment purchases
Capital expenses
Production costs of films, videos, books or other publications
Competitions
Fundraising events
Prizes and adjudication fees
General operating expenses or ongoing costs of long-term continuous projects
Example projects
- Emerging artist mentorship program
- Writer in Residence program
- Dance / Physical Theatre project
- Community Public Art project
- Visual Art and Craft project with exhibition
What your application needs to include
Prepare your application with this checklist
Contact information
ABN
Project description
Clear balanced budget
Relevant support material
Applications with creative content and/or stated intended outcomes relating to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists, communities or their activities must provide letters of support from relevant Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artists and/or communities
Working with Children Check number is working with children and young people
Address the eligibility criteria
Each applicant, as part of an application response, must confirm that they meet the eligibility criteria.
Applicants that do not address the eligibility criteria in full may be excluded from the application process at the department's discretion.
Address the assessment criteria
Artistic and cultural merit (Merit)
Relevance, extent and depth of community engagement and participation (Impact)
Evidence of consultation with and support from the community (Impact)
Evidence of adequate planning, budgeting, and capacity to manage the project
(Viability)
Start the application
Arts Northern Rivers must be contacted to discuss applications before being submitted.
To apply for the CASP 2024 funding round application forms need to completed and submitted through the secure online grants system, SmartyGrants.
A SmartyGrants account is required to be created before proceeding with an application. The application form should be saved on a regular basis, Allow plenty of time to review the application before submission.
All applications must be submitted 5pm Thursday 4 July 2024. Applications will not be accepted after that time.
Once an application is received and has been deemed eligible, it will be assessed, rated, and prioritised by the ANR CASP 2024 Assessment Panel.
Arts Northern Rivers staff will make final recommendations with reference to the assessment criteria, artform, demographics and the distribution, range, and scale of recommended applicants.
Note: If you are a new applicant to SmartyGrants, you will need to register and create a password. If you are already registered, you can log in with your existing username and password.
Apply now
After the application is submitted
Successful applications will be decided by: Arts Northern Rivers
4 July - Funding round closes
10 July - Online assessment through SmartyGrants begins
1 August - Face to face panel assessment - ANR Meeting Room.
6 August - Successful applicants notified
14 August - Notify unsuccessful applicants
27 August - Announce successful applicants - website, socials, print and online news media
Anticipated assessment outcome date is 27/08/2024
Anticipated date for funding deed execution with successful applicants is 20/08/2024
Support and contact
Sean Campbell
sean@artsnorthernrivers.com.au
0456 770 632