Key organisations - multi-year - literature

Key organisations - multi-year grants are designed to develop a viable strategic infrastructure to support the work and professional development of Australian writers and the general advancement of Australian literature.

Closing date: 15 June 2008
Decisions advised: October 2008
For funding from: 1 January 2009

Please note that key organisations - multi-year grant applications will be accepted this year only from organisations already in receipt of key organisations - multi-year funding from the literature board.

This category will be administered through the Australia Council's key organisations section. For more information please contact the client manager, literature and music, on (02) 9215 9112.

About this category

Key organisations - multi-year grants are designed to develop a viable strategic infrastructure to support the work and professional development of Australian writers and the general advancement of Australian literature.

Under this category, the literature board provides operational funding to a limited number of outstanding national and state/territory-focused organisations.

Who is eligible to apply?

This category is open only to organisations currently in receipt of key organisations - multi-year grants from the literature board.

Currently, the only organisations eligible to apply for key organisations - multi-year grants are:

• State writers’ centres which have received funding from the literature board for at least three of the past five years and for which the relevant state or territory government has agreed to at least match the literature board’s level of grant for the above purposes
• Leading national professional writers’ organisations which have received funding from the literature board for at least three of the past five years for programs which support the professional development of Australian writers and the development of the literature sector overall.

What are the selection criteria?

Applications must demonstrate:

• A high quality of proposed activities for a three-year period
• Effective management of resources, with an achievable three-year plan that includes strategies for building resources and diversifying income
• Evidence of a high level of achievement and leadership in the development of programs to support and promote Australian writers and Australian literature.

What should you submit?

You must submit the required support material in addition to the application form.

For application materials, please contact the key organisations client manager on (02) 9215 9112.

Important information

Organisations in receipt of key organisations - multi-year grants may make only one other application each year to the Australia Council, which may not be to the key organisations - multi-year grants category. It is strongly recommended that you discuss your application with staff before applying.