To be eligible for funding, applicants must be:
• currently party to, or due to enter into, a multi-year funding agreement with the Australian Government, either through the Australia Council or the Office for the Arts in the Departmentunder one or more of the following programs:
• National Performing Arts Partnership Framework
• Four Year Funding Program 2021-24
• Four Year Funding Program 2017-20
• Visual Arts and Craft Strategy 2016-21
• Cultural Development Program for the National Performing Arts Training Organisations
An organisation is not eligible to apply if it is:
• a statutory body under Commonwealth, state or territory legislation, including but not limited to national cultural institutions and performing arts companies;
• an arts organisation with a one-off, project, annual or multi-year funding agreement with the Australian Government, either through the Australia Council or the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, under any program or initiative not listed above.