The Regional Arts Fund (RAF) is an Australian Government program designed to benefit regional and remote arts practitioners, arts workers, audiences and communities. The fund is provided through Regional Arts Australia and is administered in Queensland by Flying Arts Alliance.
Non-Queensland residents have access to RAF through their own state’s Regional Program Administrator.
RAF supports and promotes participation in, and access to, Australia’s arts and culture in regional and remote Australia by:
- encouraging and supporting sustainable economic, social and cultural development in regional communities
- developing partnerships and networks which leverage financial and/or in-kind support for specific projects and encourage ongoing collaboration
- developing audiences and broadening community engagement with the arts
- increasing employment and professional development opportunities for, and raising the profile of, regional and remote artists
Latest News
RAF Community Grants Round 1 2020 Recipients Announced
The Morrison Government has today announced 46 recipients across Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia that will receive a share in more than $668,000 to support artistic and professional development activities through the Regional Arts Fund.
Regional Arts Fund Recovery Boost
The Recovery Boost is a $10 million targeted measure announced by the Australian Government in 2020 as part of the Relief and Recovery Fund. It responds to the difficulties experienced by regional artists, arts organisations and communities who have been heavily impacted by COVID-19. The Recovery Boost is one-off funding and will be delivered through the Regional Arts Fund and seeks to offer short (Relief), medium (Recovery) and long-term (Renewal) support.
News and Funding Updates
- Media Release: Regional Arts Fund to boost arts and cultural recovery in QLD
- Media Release: Regional Arts receive a recovery boost
- Media Release: Regional Arts Fund Supports Queensland Community Arts Project
- Announcement: Successful Arts Ablaze Travel Subsidy Recipients
- Media Release: Regional Arts Fund Round 2, 2018 Community Project Grant Recipients
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RAF Stream: Project Grants
Round 1 2021
For projects commencing on or after: 1 July 2021
Amount: Up to $30,000
Opens: 9:00 am 10 January 2021
Closes: 5:00 pm 18 March 2021
More information
RAF Stream: Quick Response Grants
Round 1 2021
For projects commencing on or after: a minimum of four weeks after application is received
Amount: Up to $3,000 for individuals and $5,000 for organisations
Opens: 9:00 am 10 January 2021
Closes: 5:00 pm 18 March 2021 OR WHEN FUNDS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED
More information
How to apply
- Read the Guidelines
- Read the Terms of Funding
- View the Frequently Asked Questions
- Read the SmartyGrants Help Guide for Applicants
- View the Resources page
- Apply for your desired grant via the links above
Further Information
Eligibility
Applications to RAF funding streams will be accepted from individuals, groups, incorporated not-for-profit organisations and councils which reside in locations classified as ‘regional’ according to the Modified Monash Model.
Using the Modified Monash Model Map
Residents of MMM2 – MMM7 locations are eligible to apply for this funding. Residents of MMM1 locations are ineligible.
Please search your address on the Australian Government’s Health Workforce Locator
- Select Modified Monash Model 2019
- Enter your address
- Click ‘search location’
- Note the MMM number of your location
If you have any questions about your MMM location please contact Flying Arts on 07 3216 1322 for assistance with your MMM eligibility.
Although ineligible to apply in their own right, individuals and organisations from excluded areas (MMM1) can participate in RAF-funded project activities as project partners and/or paid participants where the applicant is an eligible regional arts organisation or individual (MMM2-MMM7).
Working with children, people with disability, and other vulnerable people
Where a project involves vulnerable persons, Regional Arts Australia requires that applicants provide all necessary police and other background checks, as required by the relevant legislation in the State or Territory in which the activity takes place (project location).
Vulnerable Persons for this purpose means:
- a Child or Children; or
- an individual aged 18 years and above who is or may be unable to take care of themselves, or is unable to protect themselves against harm or exploitation by reason of age, illness, trauma or disability, or any other reason.
In Queensland, legislation requires that people who work with children and young people must undergo a Working With Children Check to hold a blue card or an exemption card if their work falls into one of the regulated categories of business or employment. For more information, please go to the Queensland Government Blue Card website.
Further, under the Disability Services Act 2006, persons engaged by a non-government service provider at a place where disability services are provided to adults must undergo criminal history screening every three years to hold a yellow card unless exempt if their work falls into one of the regulated categories of business or employment. For more
information, please view the Queensland Government Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors criminal history screening website.
For resources and links to legislative requirement outside of Queensland please see the Regional Arts Australia Vulnerable People Resource Kit.
Frequently Asked Questions
View the Regional Arts Fund FAQs.
Guidelines
Guidelines set by FAA around the administration of the Regional Arts fund.
Terms of Funding
These Terms of Funding together with the Letter of Offer and Acceptance of Grant Conditions make up the Funding Agreement between Flying Arts Alliance and the Successful Applicant.
Resources
Are you thinking of applying for a Regional Arts Fund Grant? Here are some resources to assist you with your application.
Privacy Policy
Flying Arts Alliance Inc values applicants’ privacy. For details on how we collect, store and use information, applicants should review our Privacy Policy or contact us at raf@flyingarts.org.au or call 07 3216 1322 for a copy.
The Australian Government stipulates that application details and applicant contact information may be provided to the Australian Government (including the Minister and the Department), Members of Parliament, Regional Arts Australia, and other Regional Program Administrators (such as Flying Arts Alliance Inc) and may be published on the internet by any of them. This will include the applicant’s name/organisation name, funded project description, funded amount, state/territory, location and electorate.
This information may also be used for promotion and reporting purposes. The Directors of Flying Arts Alliance Inc and their representatives may also use this information to conduct research so that we may better understand community needs and can improve service delivery. When submitting an application to the Regional Arts Fund you will be providing permission for this personal information to be used in this way.
Acknowledgment
Please note that individually funded projects are required to use the Flying Arts logo, Australian Government Regional Arts Fund logo and statement provided by the Government:
‘This project was made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, provided through Regional Arts Australia, administered in Queensland by Flying Arts Alliance.’
The Flying Arts logo is available here.
The RAF program logo is available here.
More information
For further assistance please contact us on (07) 3216 1322, or email raf@flyingarts.org.au
The Regional Arts Fund (RAF) is an Australian Government program designed to benefit regional and remote arts practitioners, arts workers, audiences and communities. The fund is provided through Regional Arts Australia and is administered in Queensland by Flying Arts Alliance.