Project Development Grants
Project Development Grants allow community museums and keeping places to carry out strategic and innovative projects with mid to long term outcomes. The grants can also provide an opportunity to work productively with an appropriate museums and/or arts consultant as a skill development opportunity.
Previous Project Development Grants have funded strategic and marketing plans, significance assessments, exhibition development, touring exhibitions and public programs.
Project Development Grants are open to museums and Aboriginal Cultural Centres (with artefact collections and displays) with up to two full time paid staff members (no more than 70 hours of paid staffing per week) as well as museum networks such as Museums Australia Chapters.
The amount that can be applied for under this program is a minimum of $2,500 and a maximum of $7,500 (GST exclusive)
Apply for Museums & Galleries of NSW Project Development Grant
Applications close September 13, 2020
The Guidelines contain the details on how to apply.
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Small Grants
Small Grants aim to meet the short-term, collection-based requirements of community museums. There are no set categories for funding, and applications for a broad range of projects will be considered.
Previous Small Grants have funded the purchase of computer cataloguing software, exhibition mannequins and display cases, oral history recording equipment and archival storage items.
Small Grants are open to museums and Aboriginal Cultural Centres (with artefact collections and displays) with up to two full time paid staff members (no more than 70 hours of paid staffing per week) as well as museum networks such as Museums Australia Chapters.
Funding of up to $2,000 is available.
Apply for Museums & Galleries of NSW Small Grants
Applications close September 13, 2020
The Guidelines contain the details on how to apply.
Leg up Grants
Leg Up Grants are quick response skill development grants for workers in volunteer managed museums throughout NSW. These grants fund various skill development projects including hosting or attending workshops, conferences or seminars in NSW, in addition to networking activities.
Previous Leg Up Grants have funded museum volunteers to attend conferences and workshops, and to gain training in areas of museum practice including paper conservation, oral history, disaster preparedness and significance assessment.
Up to $500 is available for Leg Up projects.
Apply for Museums & Galleries of NSW Leg Up Grants
Applications close October 25, 2020 or when funds are exhausted
Skills Development Grants
Skills Development Grants provide funding to volunteer museums and museum networks for regional or state focused skill development training and networking events.
There are no set categories for funding, and applications for a broad range of projects will be considered.
Previous Skills Development Grants provided funding for the “Working Spaces for Museum Volunteers” Conferences, regional training workshops on a cataloguing software program, Disaster Planning and Significance workshops.
Skills Development Grants are open to museums and Aboriginal Cultural Centres (with artefact collections and displays) with up to two full time paid staff members (no more than 70 hours of paid staffing per week) as well as museum networks such as Museums Australia Chapters.
Applications must be submitted at least 6 weeks before the activity/event is scheduled to take place.
Note: Skills Development Grants in 2020 will be prioritising projects related to disaster preparedness and/or recovery
Up to $4,000 is available under the Skills Development Grants
Apply for Museums & Galleries of NSW Skill Development Grants
Applications close October 25, 2020 or when funds are exhausted