Supports organisations with a track record of achievement in presentation, service delivery, skills development or other relevant areas 

A grant of up to $50,000
Applications for this grant close 2 May 2012
Decisions will be advised in July 2012
Funded projects can start from 1 January 2013
Funded projects must finish by 31 December 2013

About the grant

Program grants provide operational funding for a limited number of dynamic organisations with a track record of achievement in presentation, service delivery, skills development or other relevant areas. Proposals must contain a significant level of activity and a variety of programs that span the 2013 calendar year.

The creation, presentation and promotion of new Australian works is a priority for the Music Board.

Eligible organisations will be considered on their merits each year to ensure that new and vibrant organisations have access to operational funding for a one-year period. Successful Program grant recipients have no guarantee of future funding in this category. For organisations re-applying to this category in 2012, the Music Board will not take into consideration previous funding levels, and applicants need to justify their funding request.

Program grants represent one of an organisation’s possible two applications to the Music Board per year. A second application must be for an activity that is not currently funded through an organisation’s Program grant.

Organisations cannot be in receipt of a Key Organisations and Program grant during the same funding period.

Costs

Applicants to this category can apply for operational costs and the costs of the program of activities.

If you are applying for the commissioning of new work as part of your program then you need to provide specific infromation about the work being commissioned - including the composers name, a brief description of the work, a brief composer bio and details of when and where the work will be presented.

Requests for amounts above $50,000 may be considered, but must be discussed with Music Staff prior to application. Applicants must demonstrate that they have the ability to transition into the Key Organisations category in the future.

The funding cap reflects the maximum amount available through this category. The amount requested in any application must be supported by a clear, well argued budget. The average amount funded in this category in 2011 was $41,203. For an indication of grant amounts previously funded in this category, please view Assessment Meeting Reports for previous rounds.

Contact

New applicants to this category must discuss their application with Music staff before applying and other applicants are strongly encouraged to do so. For further information, or to discuss your proposal, please contact:

Morwenna Collett
Program Manager, Music
Phone 02 9215 9301, Email m.collett@australiacouncil.gov.au

Supports organisations with a track record of achievement in presentation, service delivery, skills development or other relevant areas 

A grant of up to $50,000
Applications for this grant close 2 May 2012
Decisions will be advised in July 2012
Funded projects can start from 1 January 2013
Funded projects must finish by 31 December 2013

Eligibility

This category is open to legally constituted organisations only. To be eligible, applicants must meet the general eligibility requirements.

The following requirements are specific to this grant:

• applicants must have been legally constituted for at least two years prior to application

Selection criteria

Applications will be ranked against the following criteria:

• Artistic merit and/or the quality of the services provided
• Direct benefits to artists and the artform
• A high level of artistic skills or other professional skills appropriate to the activities
• Good planning and effective use of resources, including an achievable annual operational plan covering artistic, financial and governance matters

Applicants are encouraged to read the latest Music Sector Plan before preparing and submitting their application. The sector plan describes the Australia Council’s involvement with the sector, identifies current issues and outlines short and medium term goals and priorities.

Selection process

The Music Board, with advice from peer advisers will assess applications according to the selection criteria above. The outcomes will be published as an Assessment Meeting Report.

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

Supports organisations with a track record of achievement in presentation, service delivery, skills development or other relevant areas 

A grant of up to $50,000
Applications for this grant close 2 May 2012
Decisions will be advised in July 2012
Funded projects can start from 1 January 2013
Funded projects must finish by 31 December 2013

How to apply

You are encouraged to apply online for this category. To begin an online application, use the 'Apply online' button in the right-hand column. Please select 'Music Board' when prompted to choose a board for your application.

For other ways to apply, please see the information on making an application in the Funding Guide for 2012.

As part of the online application you will be asked to address the following questions:

• Please summarise your organisation’s track record of achievement
• Please outline your organisation’s program for 2013. Your program should include key personnel, projects and repertoire (if relevant)
• Outline your operational plan to deliver your proposed program
• Please give an outline of your staffing structure and list all ongoing staff (part-time and full-time), giving details of their name, position and a brief position description
• Please provide a summary of key artists involved in your program, and highlight their career achievements
• Organisations working with young people - If your program involves unpaid young people working with professional artists, outline how young people are collaborating with professionals and are participating in all levels of the organisational structure and provide:
• • (i) The number and age range of young people involved in each area of activity, and
  • (ii) Full details of fees charged to youth participants.

• The questions are listed here for your reference only, and you will need to complete them in the online application form to be eligible.
• You will have the equivalent of approximately five A4 pages of space in which to provide your responses. This is based on using Arial font in 12-point, single-line spacing.

Supporting materials

Applicants to this category are required to submit examples of their work and additional written material at the closing date.

The Music Board will review no more than a total of 10 minutes of support material for each application submitted. If more than 10 minutes of material is submitted, staff will select which 10 minutes goes forward to the Board.

1. Examples of work - Required with your application at the closing date

You must submit up to three examples of your work and that of the key artists represented in a format listed below:

• Up to a total of 10 minutes of audio material, to be uploaded with your application, or submitted in hard copy as a single audio CD; or
• Up to a total of 10 minutes of audio visual material. Video files 10mb or smaller should be uploaded with your application. For larger video files please submit three identical DVDs or data discs in hard copy; or
• Up to three URLs linking to audio or visual material, to be uploaded with your application.

You are encouraged to include support material which demonstrates the quality and range of your work. All applicants are encouraged, where possible, to include Australian content in the support material submitted.

Your support material should be your own work and the work of other key artists involved in the project. Support material should be recent and relevant to the project for which you are applying.

You must also include details of the support material included with your application. This should include title, duration, year, composer/songwriter and performer details, and a brief explanation of the material’s relevance to the application. You can include this information in the comments space provided or attach a separate document (Support material details), which you can download below.

2. Additional material to be provided with your application

The following additional material should be submitted with the audio or audio visual material and your application form by the closing date, as relevant to the project.

• The Program budget template. All applicants must use this template, regardless of whether applying online or by post, and should only provide budget information for the 2013 activities which are the subject of this application (we do not require your organisation’s entire annual budget).You can download the form below and then email the completed form to Morwenna Collett on m.collett@australiacouncil.gov.au by the closing date
• Please provide letters of confirmation from all key artists and presenters involved in the project

Applications for some specific activities require additional material to be submitted.

For proposals that involve companies funded by the Major Performing Arts Board, a letter of agreement between the applicant and the MPAB-funded company must be provided to both the MPAB and the Music Board. For further details please contact MPAB staff directly.

In line with the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts policy and its underpinning principles, the Australia Council requires that applications for projects containing representations of artistic/cultural practice or intended outcomes relating to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artists or communities must provide letters from relevant communities or artists. Letters must show clear evidence of support and agreement for the activities undertaken. In preparing your application, you may wish to consult the Indigenous protocol guides in song, performance, writing, new media and visual arts.

Letters of support are not required in this category.

Any material supplied in addition to the required support material will not be considered in the assessment of your application.

Updates before the board meeting

For your application to be eligible for consideration for funding, you must submit the above support material with your application at the closing date.

You can submit updates, such as additional confirmations of funding, confirmation from venues, as well as confirmation from the key artists involved in your project. Updates need to be submitted by 12 June 2012. All other support material needs to be submitted at the closing date.

Support material formats

Support materials can be submitted in the following digital formats:

• Audio files – .mp3 (192.1 kb/s)
• Documents – .pdf
• Video - standard H264 QuickTime .MOV or .mp4 format only
• URL - to be uploaded with your application

For more information about support material formats please see the FAQ’s here.

The Music Board does not accept notated scores or video cassettes and will not assess them if provided.

Please contact Music Board staff with any questions related to support material requirements.

Please submit any hard copy support material to:

Music Board
PO Box 788
Strawberry Hills NSW 2012

Please ensure the support material is clearly labelled, with the applicant’s name, application ID and the category. All hard copy support material must be postmarked no later than the closing 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 grant contact person 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. submit your application form online using the 'Apply online' button in the right-hand column