Applications are now open for Maribyrnong council’s festival and activation grants.
The grants are separated into four streams, signature festivals, place-based initiatives, place-based initiatives (quick response) and night time diversification.
Signature festival grants of up to $40, 000 are offered biennially to larger scale festivals that attract crowds of 5000 and above.
Place-based initiative grants of up to $20,000 are offered annually to small to medium scale of events attracting between 500 and 5000 people.
Applications for these grants are open now and close on June 11.
Place-based initiative (quick response) grants of up to $10,000 are open small to medium scale activities which may be a pilot concept, while the night time diversification grants (also quick response) of the same value are open to activities that will enhance or widen the reach of Maribyrnong’s night-time attractions.
Applications for both these streams will re-open in October.
Council appointed panels will assess applications for all four streams, with successful applicants for signature festival and place-based initiatives to be notified by August or September.
Applications for the quick response streams will be notified within 28 days of their application being received.
Further information about the funding streams and the full eligibility and selection criteria can be found on pages 12-15 of council’s festivals and activation framework 2022 – 2026: https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/files/assets/festival/v/1/documents/maribyrnong-festivals-and-activation-framework-2022-2026.pdf
To find out about Maribyrnong council’s other grants programs, visit the grants page on council’s main website: https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Community/Community-programs-and-grants
