RAF @ DCA

Address Darwin Community Arts Inc. 2, 1 Travers Street, Coconut Grove
Phone 08 8961 9005 available 12noon to 3pm Monday to Thursday
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About the Regional Arts Fund

The Regional Arts Fund is part of the Australian Government’s Arts and Cultural Development Program that supports participation in, and access to, Australia’s arts and culture through developing and supporting cultural expression.

The Regional Arts Fund is managed by Regional Arts Australia (RAA) on behalf of the Australian Government, and managed in the Northern Territory by Darwin Community Arts Inc, a not-for-profit, incorporated association that focuses on grassroots community arts and cultural development.

Funding Streams

Quick Response Grants

Quick Response Grants are intended to assist regional artists, arts organisations and communities to take up professional or skills development or small project opportunities.

Project Grants

The Project Grants stream supports applications that benefit the community, increase access and participation, and/or provide direct benefits to artists/arts workers.

NT Assessor Pool

If you would like to throw your name in the hat for assessing grants, complete an expression of interest, attach a current CV and submit. You will be contacted with an invitation when needed for assessing a grant round.

There is more information on the form.

Important Resources

Here is a link to the current guidelines and eligibility documents on the Regional Arts Australia website

RAF Recipient Logo Pack

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Got a query not answered above? check our FAQs

What is an ‘Applicant MM’?

This is a measure used by Regional Arts Australia to show the remoteness of your place of work / business and also the project you propose. The MM refers to Modified Monash Model.

Use the link provided in the application form (this is it: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/health-workforce-locator/app)

Scroll down the page to the Classification Filter; next to Modified Monash Model, tick the 2019 box; enter your physical address in the ‘Find address’ field and then enter.

The map will then show your location and the ‘MM’ to use on the form.

(Guideline page 10 item 5.2)

What is ‘Auspice’?

Regional Arts Australia requires grant applicants falling under the following categories to be auspiced by a legally constituted organisation (check the eligibility document):

Unincorporated community groups
Young people under the age of 18

(Guidelines page 13 item 7.1)

In the budget, what is In-kind?

In-kind support is a dollar amount of the support that you get without paying or at a discounted rate.

Some examples are:

Item -what is being provided?	Source – where is it coming from?	$ value of contribution
2 weeks of studio space	zxy awesome arts organisation	500
gifted art supplies	family member	100
discounted car hire	cool car buzness	300

What does a ‘letter of support mean’?

This is a currently dated letter (or email) from the a project partner, supporter of the project or artist involved, that they know about your project and details of any support they are providing (either paid or in-kind).

To give your application the best chance, ask for these as soon as possible. It is best to make a screenshot of an email rather than copy and paste it into a word style document.

When will I know if I am successful or not?

Quick Response Round applicants are notified through smarty grants by the end of the 5th business day. Check your junk/spam folder or search for ‘service@smartygrants.com.au’

Project Grant Round applicants are notified up to three months from the round closing.

(Guidelines page 15 item 9)

What if I am successful but a named participating artist can’t be in the project anymore?

In general it is ok to put in a variation, send us an email or give us a call and we can add a variation form to your smarty grants portal.

(Guidelines page 16 item 10.4)