Apply for a regional museums grant

To apply for the grant, your organisation must be a museum, keeping place or community art gallery that is:

• constituted and incorporated in the NT
• not for profit (find out more about your legal structure on the Australian Tax Office website)
• open to the public or developing travelling exhibitions to regional parts of the NT
• committed to the preservation of cultural heritage by conserving, researching and interpreting collections for visitors
• submitting a project based only in the NT
• submitting a project related to the cultural heritage of the organisation’s activities.

Eligible organisations may apply for funding of more than one project if:

• the combined annual value is no more than $50,000 (excluding GST)
• all projects can be completed within one year.

You can use up to 50% of funding to support operational costs associated. Funding can be used for:

• equipment, software and technology needed for the creative process and artistic outcome of the project
• digital production upskilling and professional development which relates to:
  • collection care and management
  • display
• development of best practice collection care policies and plans including:
  • conservation plans
  • interpretation plans
  • collection management
  • disaster preparedness plans
• significance assessments and preservation needs assessments
• employment of consultants or contractors with specialist skills and knowledge eg. conservators or Traditional Owners
• accessioning and cataloguing of collections
• development and design of museum exhibition displays and installations
• storage and conservation materials
• training and professional development for staff, professionals and volunteers
• strategic planning and capacity building to increase:
  • visitation
  • revenue from business activities
  • viability.

You must also read the below guidelines for eligibility and application requirements.

Arts and Culture Program guidelines 2020-2021 DOCX (237.4 KB)

Arts and Culture Program guidelines 2020-2021 PDF (1.1 MB)

Applications open 1 February and close on 23 March 2021. Apply online at GrantsNT.