Key Arts Organisations

The Key Arts Organisations program supports key arts organisations in contributing to the Northern Territory's cultural, social and economic development.

Objectives

Funding is offered to support both operational capacities (including staffing and administration costs) and core program activity. Organisations are offered a contribution towards the expense of delivering an identified and agreed program and outcomes. Funding and Performance Agreements under this category reflect this, detailing minimum performance levels.

Government is seeking six outcomes from funding Key Arts Organisations:

Excellent and innovative artistic work;
Strong organisations which display active leadership within the arts and cultural sector;
The nurturing of the Northern Territory’s creative capacity;
Community engagement through attendance, participation and appreciation in arts and cultural activities;
A positive contribution to Government’s cultural, economic and social policies; and
Enhancement and promotion of the Northern Territory’s distinctive identity locally, nationally and internationally.

Eligibility

Service organisations and/or producers and/or exhibitors of arts product are eligible for support under this program. Non arts organisations running arts programs are not eligible for support through this Program, but may seek support through Project Rounds.

Further direct funding and in-kind support for arts and cultural development in the Northern Territory is offered through:

Other categories of the Arts Grants Program including Project Rounds, Arts Scholarship Scheme and the Quick Response Scheme;
The arts infrastructure program which offers arts organisations supported accommodation and associated services in designated Northern Territory Government buildings; and
Strategic and policy initiatives managed by Arts NT.

Annual Funding

The Annual Funding Program is open to competitive applications from all Northern Territory not for profit arts organisations, unless engaged in the Triennial or Strategic Funding Program. Organisations must have formal legal status in the Northern Territory, ie an incorporated association or company limited by guarantee. Applicants must demonstrate a satisfactory history of project funding, performance and acquittal. Support will be offered to those applicants achieving the highest total score against the assessment criteria and offering the strongest Program Plan for the following year.

Applications for Annual Funding close 1 September.

Triennial Funding

The Triennial Funding Program is open to annually funded arts organisations, which can demonstrate performance at, or above, the eligibility benchmark. Entry to the program is by means of negotiation with Arts NT, invitation to apply and submission of a successful application. Triennial clients must have an adopted three or five-year business plan for the period of application. The Triennial Program is a limited program. Triennial status is not reflected by the funding amount.

Expressions of Interest for Triennial Funding close 31 May.
Invited Triennial Funding applications close 31st July.

Strategic Arrangements

Strategic arrangements, including Tripartite Agreements are not open to general application, but are a reflection of Government priorities and include arrangements between different levels of government (eg. Federal and Territory, Territory and Local). Entry to the program is by means of invitation and negotiation with funding partners. Formal applications are a part of such negotiations. Tripartite arrangements may be Multi-year, Triennial, or Annual and reflect those Programs funding conditions.

Reporting Requirements

Adopted Budget and Adopted Annual Program within 6 weeks of commencement of the funding period;
Mid Year Report by 1 August;
Evaluation Report within 18 weeks of conclusion of the funding period;
Annual Report and new Board details, within 28 days of the Annual General Meeting

Frameworks and Templates

Key Arts Organsiations Funding Framework		pdf 292 Kb
Triennial Applicants Business Plan Framework		pdf 241 Kb
Arts Policy and other NTG Policies
Sample Budget Template	Excel 39Kb
Mid Year Report cover sheet	Word 77Kb	pdf 40 Kb

Application Forms

Annual Funding Application	Word 169Kb	pdf 93 Kb
Triennial Funding Application	Word 166Kb	pdf 78 Kb

Grants