ArtsNSW Cultural Grant Program

The Royal Australian Historical Society administers a small grants scheme on behalf of ArtsNSW as part of its Literature and History Grants program.

ArtsNSW funding priorities can be found on its website, together with a list of grants awarded each year. http://www.arts.nsw.gov.au/

The Cultural Grants program administered by the RAHS assists historical research and publication of local, community and regional history projects.

Good News

Cultural Grants Program for Local History Research and Publication

The New South Wales Minister for the Arts, Hon George Souris, has approved the allocation to the Royal Australian Historical Society of $45,000 per annum between 2012 and 20l4 for the devolved Cultural Grants Program for Local History Research and Publication. This is a very considerable increase from the $23,000 the Society received in 20l1 and is much appreciated. The Society will work hard to ensure that it fully justifies the confidence placed in it.

The increased funding results from the Society successfully convincing the government that more funds were required to support the grants program, which plays such a vital role in encouraging historical activities throughout the state.

Societies are encouraged to start planning their applications as soon as possible.

Summary of 2011 conditions applying to the Cultural Grant Program

Any changes in 2012 will be notified on the application form, which will be available via the RAHS website by mid-June.

Eligibility:

• Organisations or groups incorporated on a non-profit basis are eligible to apply
• Individuals are not eligible to apply

Applications can be made for:

• Publication of original research - books, journal articles or other formats
• Indexes of research material, particularly of a regional nature
• Publications to promote regional historical awareness, including driving and walking guides
• Assistance for culturally and linguistically diverse groups to publish community history
• Provision of original documentary research material to a region
• Conservation of research material, including digitisation, indexing and cataloguing of photographs for preservation
• Development of management plans for research collections
• Educational programs developed in conjunction with qualified staff

 Applications cannot be made for:

• Reprints of material already published
• Administrative expenses, including staff and equipment
• Publication of newsletters, posters, or other ephemera
• Reproduction of photographs or other material for display purposes

 It is unlikely that any project can be fully funded by a grant.

Administered by the RAHS, this grant program assists historical research and local archive projects for

# Undertaking historical research and presenting a local history, or

# A local archives collection management plan, or

# A local photographic collections management plan

Individuals and community organisations are eligible to apply. Further information can be found on the NSW Heritage Branch website