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Grants & Sponsorship


Com­mu­ni­ty Grants & Event Spon­sor­ship Program

Coun­cil’s Com­mu­ni­ty Grants & Event Spon­sor­ship pro­gram aims to sup­port com­mu­ni­ty ini­tia­tives and encour­age the ongo­ing social, cul­tur­al, recre­ation­al and envi­ron­men­tal devel­op­ment of Alice Springs. Cash spon­sor­ships are avail­able in the Event Spon­sor­ship Pro­gram to assist in the devel­op­ment and stag­ing of events and projects in Alice Springs. 

  • Eli­gi­ble orga­ni­za­tions are those oper­at­ing on a non-prof­it basis, or pro­vid­ing a project/​service for non-com­mer­cial gain, or pro­vid­ing a project/​service which adds val­ue to the community.
  • Appli­ca­tions are not guar­an­teed funding.

Appli­ca­tions 

Coun­cil has stream­lined its Com­mu­ni­ty Grants and Spon­sor­ship process­es mean­ing there are now two oppor­tu­ni­ties to apply for Coun­cil fund­ing each year. 

To apply for fund­ing you will need to reg­is­ter with Smar­ty­Grants. Vis­it Smar­ty­Grants to start your Com­mu­ni­ty Grant or Event Spon­sor­ship Application. 

Round 1: For activ­i­ties between 1 Jan­u­ary 2024 to 30 June 2024

  • Closed on 1 Sep­tem­ber 2023 at 5 pm
  • All appli­cants will be noti­fied of the out­come of their appli­ca­tion in October/​Novem­ber 2023

Round 2: For activ­i­ties between 1 July 2024 to 31 Decem­ber 2024

  • Appli­ca­tions open 1 Feb­ru­ary 2024 at 9 am
  • Appli­ca­tions close 1 March 2024 at 5 pm
  • All appli­cants will be noti­fied of the out­come of their appli­ca­tion in April/​May 2024

For enquiries, please call Coun­cils Grants and Pol­i­cy Offi­cer on 08 8950 0500.

    2023 Suc­cess­ful Com­mu­ni­ty Grants

    Organisation Project Name Funding

    Alice Springs Volunteer Bushfire Brigade

    NT Parks portable radio purchase

    $4,837

    8CCC Community Radio Inc.

    Accessible Staging at Community Events - 60CM Portable Wheel Chair Ramp

    $5,000

    Alice Springs Aeromodellers

    Solar power energy storage project

    $5,000

    Alice Springs Beanie Festival

    Alice Springs Beanie Festival Opening Night 2023

    $3,000

    Sadadeen Primary School

    Alice Can Dance

    $2,000

    Alice Springs World Chamber Orchestra

    Andree Greenwell and ASWCO live at Mparntwe

    $2,000

    Arid Lands Environment Centre: Alice Springs Community Garden

    Nature-based playzone at the Alice Springs Community Garden

    $1,500

    Auspiced Red Hot Arts

    Alice Sings - End of Year Concert 2023

    $5,000

    Bring a Plate Dance (Inclusive Dance Company)

    Bring a Plate

    $1,452.14

    Cental Craft

    CALM - Community Arts with Local Makers

    $4,950

    Central Australian Art Society

    Advocate Art Award 2023

    $2,000

    Central Australian Aviation Museum Inc

    12th Children's Aviation Art/Literary Program

    $1,400

    Centralian Eistedford Committee Inc.

    2023 Centralian Eisteddfod

    $2,000

    Franka (Auspice Central Craft)

    Sustainable Couture 2023

    $4,983

    Iberoamerican Cultural Association Incorporated

    Creating Iberoamerican Cultural Awareness in Alice Springs

    $5,000

    Incite Arts Inc

    Unbroken Land 2023 Creative Development

    $5,000

    Ms Betty Sweetlove (Auspiced by Red Hot Arts)

    Launching an Mparntwe/Alice Springs experimental theatre collective

    $5,000

    On The Wing

    'Say G'day!' Community Musical

    $2,000

    Studio B

    Studio B End of Year Performances

    $2,000

    The Women’s Museum of Australia and Old Gaol Alice Springs (WMoA)

    Cellblock Artist Residency 2023 Program

    $5,000

    Two Two One Mental Health Charity

    Community Mental Health

    $4,800

    Yirara College

    Celebration Concert for Yirara College

    $5,000

    In-Kind Sup­port

    In-Kind Sup­port is offered to eli­gi­ble events in place of mon­e­tary val­ue. Coun­cil deter­mines in-kind sup­port on a case by case basis. To read more about what is avail­able for in-kind, refer to the ASTC Com­mu­ni­ty Grant and Spon­sor­ship Guide­lines 2023.

    If you are inter­est­ed in apply­ing for In-Kind Sup­port, please com­plete the online appli­ca­tion.

    Please note: Appli­ca­tions must be sub­mit­ted four­teen (14) days in advance to be considered.

    Sum­ma­ry of Coun­cil fund­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties