Funding Information

• There is now a limit to the amount you can request from each Creative Communities funding round. Your total request must be $6,000 or less.
• Your total project budget can still be more than $6000, but the Creative Communities funding will only support up to $6000.

Eligible Costs

• Costs that can be funded:
  • Materials for arts activities or programmes.
  • Venue or equipment hire.
  • Personnel and administrative costs for short-term projects.
  • Promotion and publicity of arts activities.

Ineligible Costs

• Costs that cannot be funded:
  • Ongoing administration or personnel costs that are not related to the specific project.
  • Costs for projects already started or completed.
  • Travel costs to attend performances or exhibitions in other areas.
  • Buying equipment, such as computers, cameras, musical instruments, costumes, lights or uniforms.
  • Entry fees for competitions, contests and exams.
  • Prize money, awards and judges' fees for competitions.
  • Royalties.
  • Buying artwork for collections.
  • Debt or interest on the debt.

Eligible Projects

• The scheme supports a wide range of arts projects under the following art forms:
  • Craft and object arts
  • Dance
  • Inter-arts
  • Literature
  • Māori arts
  • Multi-art form, including film
  • Music
  • Pacific arts
  • Theatre
  • Visual arts

Ineligible Projects

• Projects that cannot be funded:
  • Fundraising activities.
  • Developing galleries, marae, theatres or other venues or facilities.
  • Local Council projects.
  • Projects mainly focused on other areas, such as health, education or the environment, which only have a small arts component.
  • Arts projects in schools or other educational institutions that are normally funded through the curriculum or operating budgets.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Creative Communities Scheme (CCS) provides funding to local communities so New Zealanders can be involved in local arts activities.
• You can be an individual or a group, but individuals must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.

Application Requirements

• Some important pointers for your application that they have noticed have been missing from recent applications:
  • Applications must clearly show how they meet both the Creative New Zealand criteria and the local priorities.  Both are listed below.
  • Applications must have accurate quotes for all goods and services – your application may not be considered without this documentation.
  • Be concise and keep to the word limit – when they receive your application, they must fit all your important information onto one page for the assessment committee to consider. If you go over the word limit, they will need to edit the information you have provided and may not always capture the most important information. Any further information you wish to give can be sent as an attachment.  Put the most important information into the application.
  • All possible income must be declared in your application. This includes estimated box office takings, sponsorship etc.

For more information, visit Christchurch City Council.