Any
group, organisation or individual may apply for support under
the scheme.
Eligibility
Criteria
Applicants must meet all the eligibility criteria. The
Scheme’s criteria for eligibility and ineligibility
are contained in the application form and applicants are responsible
for identifying their eligibility.
All projects eligible for funding must be arts and cultural
projects that:
- Increase
participation in the arts at a local level, or increase
the range and diversity of the arts available to local communities;
- Take
place within the city or district to which the application
is made, and /or produce benefits that are largely experienced
within that district or city.
- Benefit
local communities
- Not
have started before an application for funding is assessed
- Not
have been already funded by Creative New Zealand or the
Creative Communities New Zealand Scheme for the same purpose.
- Include
school based activities that could not be reasonably expected
to be covered by the school’s own resources, particularly
where there is a wider community involvement or benefits
outside the school.
Examples
of Ineligible Activities
Applicants are responsible for identifying eligibility.
The types of projects/activities that are ineligible for funding
include:
- Facility
development (i.e., the cost of buildings or items necessary
to make a facility functional such as plumbing, floor coverings,
furnishings, whiteware)
- The
purchase of artworks for galleries
- Arts
activities in educational institutions normally funded through
their curriculum and or operating budget
- Ongoing
administration costs that are not related to a specific
project
- Retrospective
project costs (i.e., for projects already completed)
- Elimination
of accumulated debt or debt servicing
- Catering
costs
- Fundraising
costs
- Local
authority projects normally funded from the authority’s
own resources
- Salaries
for ongoing administration and services
- Prize
monies.
If
there is any doubt about a project’s eligibility or
if you would like to discuss your project, please contact
staff at Community Arts Palmerston North,
p
06 - 353 2800, e info@ca.org.nz
Click
here to download an application form.
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