Deadline: October 31st 2023 | Funding Available For Cultural And Creative Industries South Africa
| Title; | Funding Available For Cultural And Creative Industries South Africa |
| Organisation; | Department of Sport, Art and Culture (DSAC) |
| Fund/Grant; | R 1Million |
| Deadline; | October 31st 2023 |
| Eligible countries: | South Africa |
The National Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture has once again announced the launch of the Mzansi Golden Economy (MGE) open call grant funding applications to the cultural and creative industries as part of its ongoing efforts to maximise the economic impact and development of the arts in South Africa.
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The government’s programme of action for social cohesion, the creation of sustainable jobs, and assuring social and economic development launched the Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture’s strategy to reposition the arts, culture, and heritage sector as major stakeholders.
Workstreams
- Objective: Growth and consumption of the audience
- Cultural occasions
- Touring activities
- Cultural neighbourhoods
- School art programmes
- Goal: To increase demand
- Community Art Bank
- Projects with identified legacy
- Development of human capital is the goal.
- Education and Development of Skills
- Goal: Research and statistics
- Observatory of Culture
- Goal: Market growth and sustainability
- Investment Capital
- Goal: Start-up and early-stage investing
- Launch Fund
- Historical Events
Objectives
- In order to support a variety of artistic and cultural events marking the 30th anniversary of democracy in South Africa. South Africa will celebrate its 30th anniversary of democracy in 2024.
- To aid in the production of jobs and local economic growth.
- To create and keep audiences.
- Celebration of 30 years of democracy in South Africa is the theme for the criteria.
- South Africa will celebrate its 30th anniversary of democracy in 2024.
- Local economic development and job creation
- The percentage of ownership, involvement, and employment that women, young people, and persons with disabilities enjoy, the cost of each job or opportunity to work,
- Geographically dispersed throughout a district or locality
- The degree to which a local district’s rural areas partake in participation
- Profiles of current and newly targeted audiences are created based on predictions of a successful grant award.
- Social Integration
- The degree of community involvement and integration in the project.
- Programming, content, and audience diversity.
- Grant Limitation
- The highest grant amount offered is R 2 million per award and per beneficiary.
- Travel Ventures
- Objectives
- To make it easier for cultural and creative products to travel abroad in order to grow and explore new markets and to give cultural and creative practitioners and artists employment opportunities.
- Showcase and advocate for the rich cultural and artistic output of South Africa.
- Mandatory – Applicants must present a letter of invitation from an organisation or counterpart requesting them to participate.
Criteria
- An already-produced work of culture and creativity.
- Insofar as the current product can show that it is commercially feasible, marketable, and possibly profitable.
- Local economic development and job creation
- How much ownership, involvement, and employment are shared by women, young people, and persons with disabilities; how much each job or employment opportunity costs; how many jobs or employment chances are produced for cultural and creative practitioners/artists.
- Market Development and Access
- How much the event will increase participants’ market potential
- Describe the possible market in detail that is being investigated and/or developed.
- Innovative & Competitive: Creativity
- Uniqueness of the suggested project.
- the calibre of the artistic and cultural programming.
- Grant Stakes: The highest grant amount offered is R 1 million for each beneficiary.
- Goals for Public Art
- To enhance public open space and encourage its use.
- To create and impose a demand for artistic and cultural goods.
- To encourage people to participate in the arts.
- To assist various artistic endeavours that are dispersed geographically
Criteria
- To enhance public open space and encourage its use.
- The public art installation must be located outside in a place that the general public may access.
- Encourage the purchase of artistic and cultural goods and services.
- Describe the project’s contribution to boosting demand for arts, culture, and heritage activities based on the likelihood that the grant application will be successful.
- To encourage public participation in the arts, culture, and heritage.
- Showcase and encourage the range of artistic and creative abilities in South Africa.
- Local cultural and artistic practitioners and artists should be profiled and promoted.
- Local economic development and job creation
- How much ownership, involvement, and employment is shared by women, young people, and persons with disabilities; how much each job or employment opportunity costs; how many jobs or employment chances are produced for cultural and creative practitioners/artists.
- Grant Threshold: The maximum grant amount per beneficiary is R 500,000.
eligibility requirements
- All tax-compliant South African Citizens owned and managed arts, cultural, and heritage organisations and businesses that have their own independent legal status—that is, are registered as Public Limited Companies or Non-Profit Corporations—are eligible to apply for this call.
- No beneficiary shall ever receive two DSAC grants at the same time, regardless of the size of the awards or where they came from within any given year’s DSAC programmes. Organisations must disclose any other ties to DSAC.
- Each organisation or business is only permitted to submit one application per grant period.
- Preference will be given to projects that are co-financed, partially-financed, or have any other type of partnerships, depending on the overall budget and the size of the project. Such commitment must be supported by evidence.
Administrative requirements
The following actions will result in immediate disqualification:
- Erroneous and dishonest information being given.
- Submission of an incomplete application form, proposal, or compliance documentation.
- Applications that are submitted that do not follow the approved format and length requirements.
- Not disclosing any potential conflicts of interest.
- Omitting to include any financing that has been secured for the project being applied for and/or any work that is currently being done for the DSAC.
- The project’s timeline exceeds the funding’s specified deadlines.
For more information, visit the Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture (DSAC).
