Support to develop arts and non-arts partnerships that will enable future projects

A grant of up to $5,000 to develop a range of partnerships
Applications open anytime (no closing date)
Decisions advised within eight weeks of receipt of applications
Funded projects can start two weeks after official notification

About the grant

Partnership Development provides funding of up to $5,000 to assist artists, groups, or organisations to undertake further development and/or extension of effective partnerships.

This category supports the development of partnerships between arts and non-arts sectors that seek to achieve community arts and cultural development outcomes in one or more of the Community Partnerships priority areas. It does not support professional development, presentation and promotion, or project production.

The Community Partnerships Committee supports a number of priority areas that cover a range of geographic, demographic and social contexts. These priority areas serve to focus effective use of the resources of Community Partnerships and include regional Australia, disability, young people, cultural diversity, emerging communities, Indigenous people, remote Indigenous communities and specific critical social and cultural issues requiring focused attention.

Contact

Potential applicants must discuss their application with Community Partnerships staff. For further information, or to discuss your proposal, please contact:

       Community Partnerships
       Phone 02 9215 9034,  Email cp@australiacouncil.gov.au

Support to develop arts and non-arts partnerships that will enable future projects

A grant of up to $5,000 to develop a range of partnerships
Applications open anytime (no closing date)
Decisions advised within eight weeks of receipt of applications
Funded projects can start two weeks after official notification

ELIGIBILITY

Only applicants who have discussed their proposal with Community Partnerships staff are eligible to apply.

This category is open to individuals, groups and organisations.

Applicants must meet the general eligibility requirements.

Organisations currently in receipt of Australia Council multi-year or annual funding and individuals currently in receipt of an Australia Council fellowship or Creative Producer grant may not apply to this category.

An applicant may only submit one proposal to the Partnership Development category in 2012.

Please note that applications to this category will count towards one of your five applications per year to the Australia Council if successful.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Applications will be selected that best demonstrate:

• Potential for the proposal to engage a range of arts and non-arts partners and lead to significant and achievable community arts and cultural development project/s or initiative/s
• Clear community arts and cultural development objectives for the proposed partnership/s
• Capacity of the arts workers involved and their ability to address one or more of the Community Partnerships priority areas (regional Australia, disability, young people, cultural diversity, emerging communities, Indigenous people, remote Indigenous communities, and specific critical social and cultural issues requiring focused attention).

SELECTION PROCESS

The Community Partnerships Committee will assess applications according to the selection criteria above. 

For more information on the assessment process, please see the page on Assessment of applications in the Information for applicants section.

Support to develop arts and non-arts partnerships that will enable future projects

A grant of up to $5,000 to develop a range of partnerships
Applications open anytime (no closing date)
Decisions advised within eight weeks of receipt of applications
Funded projects can start two weeks after official notification

HOW TO APPLY

To be eligible and to obtain an application form, potential applicants must discuss their proposal with Community Partnerships staff.

For further information and to discuss your proposal contact Community Partnerships:
Ph: 02 9215 9034, Email: cp@australiacouncil.gov.au

SUPPORTING MATERIALS

For your application to be eligible for consideration for funding, you must include the following support material:

• The only support material needed for this category are support letters indicating the support of potential partners, as the category is about developing future partnerships

Support letters

You can submit between one and five letters of support, all support letters are strictly limited in length to one page each.

• Applicants to all categories must submit support letter/s from relevant communities or organisations specific to the activities being proposed
• Support letters give communities, organisations or individuals the opportunity to present their reasons as to why the project or activity is important
• A support letter should assist the assessment committee to understand how the project or activity will benefit communities, organisations or individuals. It should reflect the relationship the applicant has with the group(s) involved and/or targeted through the project.

A good support letter might include:

• An explanation of the importance of the project or activity to the community, organisation or individual
• The likely benefits of the proposed project or activity to the community, organisation or individual
• A brief outline of the individual or organisation’s own experiences with the applicant’s previous activities and involvement in the proposed project
• A recommendation of the artists/arts workers involved, based on previous experience
• Confirmation of cash or in-kind contributions (where relevant)
• Confirmation of an invitation or the acceptance of an invitation (where relevant)

Please note: All support letters, except those from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities or artists, must arrive with the application. To ensure that the support letters will be ready at the time of submitting the application, you will need to approach the ‘letter writers’ well in advance of the submission date.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

We encourage you to use this handy checklist to help you prepare and submit your application. You should:

1. read the Funding Guide for 2012, in particular the general eligibility requirements, the information on making an application and the information on how your application will be assessed;
2. read all of the information provided for this grant (across all the tabs above);
3. get in contact with the relevant project officer to discuss your application;
4. prepare your application, being mindful that you address all of the eligibility and selection criteria for this grant; and
5. ensure all support material is included with your application