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New South Wales
NSW Ministry for the Arts - Technology Solutions for the Arts
Purpose: To support training in new technologies for arts managers, especially regarding the world wide web, marketing and research, networking and collaboration and how to impart this knowledge.
Money Available: Various
Eligibilty: Participants will be expected to be computer literate and have a basic understanding of, or experience in, accessing the Internet for the purposes of their work.
Deadline: May and October
Contact: Program Manager Program Information Coordination GPO Box 5341 Sydney
Phone: (02) 9228 5533/ Free call 1800 358 594/ TTY (02) 9228 4869 Fax: (02) 9228 4722
Email: ministry@arts.nsw.gov.au URL: www.arts.nsw.gov.au
Type: Training and Education New Media
AIDS Trust of Australia
Purpose: Funding for projects related to HIV/AIDS care and treatment, education and research.
Money Available: Up to $20,000
Eligibilty: Community organisations
Deadline: 31 March
Contact: AIDS Trust of Australia 64 Cooper Street Surry Hills
Phone: (02) 9310 1066 Fax: (02) 9310 1656
Email: aidstrust@rainbow.net.au URL: n/a
Type: Training and Education
Australasian Performing Rights Association - Music Grants
Purpose: To promote the use and/or recognition of musical works. Preference is given to projects which broadly benefit APRA composers and songwriters as opposed to those which benefit an individual writer.
Money Available: Various
Eligibilty: Association members.
Deadline: 30 April
Contact: Member Services Director Locked Bag 3665 St Leonards
Phone: (02) 9935 7900 Fax: (02) 9935 7999
Email: showland@apra.com.au URL: www.apra.com.au
Type: Music
Australia Council - Community Cultural Development Fund (various projects)
Purpose: To support projects which develop ideas, skills and contacts within communities to initiate and conduct their own community cultural development activities.
Money Available: Various
Eligibilty: Open to individuals and organisations.
Deadline: 1 April and 15 September
Contact: Program Manager PO Box 788 Strawberry Hills
Phone: Free call 1800 226 912/ (02) 9215 9000 Fax: (02) 9215 9111
Email: ccd@ozco.gov.au URL: www.ozco.gov.au
Type: Community/ Cultural Development Cultural Development Community Development
Australia Council - Music Fund: New Work
Purpose: To support the creation and presentation of a single work or one-off activity with a public outcome, even if funding for the final result is not being applied for at this stage.
Money Available: Various
Eligibilty: Open to individuals and organisations.
Deadline: 1 June and 15 November
Contact: Program Manager PO Box 788 Strawberry Hills
Phone: Freecall 1800 226 912/ (02) 9215 9000 Fax: (02) 9215 9111
Email: music@ozco.gov.au URL: www.ozco.gov.au
Type: Music
Australia Council - New Media Arts Fund: Art and Technology Residencies - ABC Radio
Purpose: A 6 month residency with ABC Radio's "The Listening Room". Residency provides resources for artists to work within a broadcasting environment. Applicants do not need to have experience in broadcasting though proposals must include an intrinsic broadcasting element.
Money Available: Cost of residency
Eligibilty: Practicing professional artists in all artforms.
Deadline: 1 May
Contact: Program Manager PO Box 788 Strawberry Hills
Phone: (02) 9215 9000/ 1800 226 912 Fax: (02) 9215 9111
Email: newmedia@ozco.gov.au URL: www.ozco.gov.au
Type: Training and Education
Australian Museum - Eureka Prizes - Peter Hunt Prize for Environmental Journalism
Purpose: Awarded for a particular piece of work or for overall performance in the field of environmental journalism. Emphasis is given to work that informs and influences public opinion and attitudes.
Money Available: $10,000
Eligibilty: Journalists working in any medium including print, radio and television.
Deadline: 11 February
Contact: Office of the Associate Director 6 College Street, Sydney
Phone: (02) 9320 6230 Fax: (02) 9230 6015
Email: n/a URL: n/a
Type: Training and Education
Casino Community Benefit Trust - Casino Community Benefit Fund
Purpose: To fund projects in gambling research in NSW: education, councelling services, treatment and rehabilitation services, and community projects and services.
Money Available: Up to $100,000
Eligibilty: Community organisations in NSW only.
Deadline: 24 September
Contact: The Secretariat Department of Gaming and Racing, Level 11, 323 Castlereagh Street, Sydney
Phone: (02) 9289 8992 Fax: (02) 9289 8600
Email: n/a URL: n/a
Type: Community/ Cultural Development Community Development Training and Education
City of Sydney - Cultural Strategic Partnerships Program
Purpose: Provides cultural initiatives, projects and programs that assist council in achieving its vision to "create a vibrant, prosperous living city of world standard".
Money Available: Total of $170,000 available annually
Eligibilty: Organisations will only be considered. Eligibility based on program quality; cultural development; econmic value; quality of business plan and organisational capacity.
Deadline: 31 May
Contact: Senior Policy Officer Cultural Affairs and Protocol, GPO Box 1591, Sydney
Phone: (02) 9265 9769 Fax: (02) 9265 9343
Email: n/a URL: www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Type: Community/ Cultural Development Local Government Cultural Development
Ian Reed Foundation - Writer in Residence
Purpose: To encourage and promote potential and aspiring writers of radio plays and drama in Australia. The 6 month residency with the ABC (sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide or Perth) is for a writer to develop an original work for radio.
Money Available: $20,000
Eligibilty: Open
Deadline: 28 January
Contact: Ian Reed Foundation PO Box 9994, Sydney
Phone: (02) 9333 1335 Fax: n/a
Email: n/a URL: n/a
Type: Training and Education
James N Kirby Foundation
Purpose: To fund health, education, technology, science, art, literature and conservation projects.
Money Available: $500 to $100,000
Eligibilty: Charitable, educational and technical bodies throughout Australia.
Deadline: 31 October
Contact: Secretary PO Box 332, Broadway
Phone: (02) 9212 2711 Fax: (02) 9212 4474
Email: n/a URL: n/a
Type: Community/ Cultural Development Training and Education
Jessie Street Trust Grant
Purpose: For a project by women on women's rights, Indigenous rights, peace or elimination of discrimination.
Money Available: $3,000
Eligibilty: Various conditions apply.
Deadline: 29 March
Contact: Jessie Street Trust PO Box 428, Rozelle
Phone: (02) 9568 6838 Fax: n/a
Email: mburn@slnsw.gov.au URL: n/a
Type: Women Community/ Cultural Development
NSW Department for Women - Grants Program
Purpose: For projects that can contribute to: reducing violence against women; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women; women from non-English speaking backgrounds.
Money Available: $1 million in funding each year.
Eligibilty: Various
Deadline: Various
Contact: NSW Department for Women Women's Grant Program, Level 11, 100 William Street, Woolloomooloo
Phone: (02) 9334 1160 Fax: (02) 9334 1023
Email: dfw@women.nsw.gov.au URL: www.women.nsw.gov.au
Type: Women
NSW Environmental Trust - Environmental Education
Purpose: To support individual educational projects or programs which involve developing or widening the communities knowledge, skills and commitment to protecting the environment.
Money Available: $5,000 to $25,000
Eligibilty: NSW community organisations.
Deadline: 30 July
Contact: Grants Administrator PO Box 1135, Chatswood
Phone: (02) 9325 5570 Fax: n/a
Email: envirotrust@epa.nsw.gov.au URL: www.epa.nsw.gov.au
Type: Training and Education
NSW Ministry for the Arts - Capital Assistance Program
Purpose: To contribute to the capital costs for the purchase, construction, alteration, renovation, completion or fitting out of buildings and other facilities including galleries, multi-purpose buildings, music, performing arts etc.
Money Available: Up to $100,000 in any one year.
Eligibilty: Funding is for community based arts organisations including theatres, arts facilities, visual art and craft centres, audio -visual studios etc. Funding up to 50% of project costs.
Deadline: 28 May
Contact: Program Officer Program Information and Coordination, GPO Box 5341, Sydney
Phone: Freecall 1800 358 594/ (02) 9228 5533/ TTY (02) 9228 4869 Fax: (02) 9228 4722
Email: ministry@arts.nsw.gov.au URL: www.arts.nsw.gov.au
Type: Capital
NSW Ministry for the Arts - Community Cultural Development Program
Purpose: To assist community based organisations to provide greater opportunities for the public to experience and participate in a variety of arts and cultural activities.
Money Available: Various
Eligibilty: Organisations with broadly based regionaland state membership and committee networks with evidence of appropriate management and financial administration and sound planning.
Deadline: 9 June
Contact: Program Officer Program Information and Coordination, GPO Box 5341, Sydney
Phone: Freecall 1800 358 594/ (02) 9228 5533/ TTY (02) 9228 4869 Fax: (02) 9228 4722
Email: ministry@arts.nsw.gov.au URL: www.arts.nsw.gov.au
Type: Community Development
NSW Ministry for the Arts - Community Languages
Purpose: A number of scholarships and fellowships are available to enable artists, writers and other creative people to develop their talents.
Money Available: Various
Eligibilty: People from non-English speaking backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: Open
Contact: Program Manager Program Information and Coordination, GPO Box 5341, Sydney
Phone: Freecall 1800 358 594/ (02) 9228 5533/ TTY (02) 9228 4869 Fax: (02) 9228 4722
Email: ministry@arts.nsw.gov.au URL: www.arts.nsw.gov.au
Type: Community/ Cultural Development Multicultural
NSW Ministry for the Arts - Rock Music Initiative
Purpose: To support projects designed to enhance expertise and career development within the rock music industry.
Money Available: Various
Eligibilty: Priority given to grass-roots incorporated non-profit orgasnisations in Western Sydney and regional NSW.
Deadline: 14 May
Contact: Program Manager Program Information and Coordination, GPO Box 5341, Sydney
Phone: Free call 1800 358 594/ (02) 9228 5533/ TTY(02) 9228 4869 Fax: (02) 9228 4722
Email: ministry@arts.nsw.gov.au URL: www.arts.nsw.gov.au
Type: Music
NSW Workcover - Injury Prevention, Educationn and Research Grants Scheme
Purpose: To fund prevention, education and research initiatives which promote Workcover objectives and priorities in the areas of workplace health and safety, rehabilitation and workers compensation, and that have practical relevance to industry.
Money Available: Various
Eligibilty: Variable
Deadline: Various
Contact: NSW Workcover Industry and Hazard Coordination Unit, Level 4, 400 Kent Street, Sydney
Phone: (02) 9370 5939 Fax: n/a
Email: n/a URL: www.workcover.nsw.gov.au
Type: Training and Education
Wollongong City Council - Small Grants Program
Purpose: To provide encouragement and assistance to artists and to support cultural development within the city.
Money Available: Various
Eligibilty: Variable
Deadline: August
Contact: Lord Mayors Office Locked Bag 8821, South Coast Mail Centre, Wollongong
Phone: (02) 4227 7111 Fax: (02) 4227 7277
Email: mailbox@wollongong.nsw.gov.au URL: www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au
Type: Local Government
NSW Women's Grants Program
Purpose: Annually funds projects that contribute to the Government's social justice objectives of equity, access, rights and participation.
Money Available: Small grants up to $20,000, Large grants up to $100,000
Eligibilty: Grants are open to non-government organisations or groups undertaking projects that will benefit women in NSW.
Deadline: June
Contact: Department for Women 100 William Street, Woolloomooloo
Phone: (02) 9334 1160 Fax: (02) 9334 1023
Email: dfw@women.nsw.gov.au URL: www.women.nsw.gov.au
Type: Women
