Applications are now open for the 2022 Community Heritage Grants (CHG) program.
The CHG program offers cash grants of up to $15,000 to community organisations including historical societies, regional museums, archives, galleries and libraries. The grants support organisations to preserve and manage collections that have Australian cultural and historical significance.
A streamlined application process is being launched in 2022 and a wide variety of community organisations are encouraged to apply, including Indigenous and multicultural organisations.
Funding is available for significance assessments, preservation and conservation activities, digitisation, collection management and training workshops. Previous CHG program recipients can also apply for funds to support second and third stages of continuing projects.
Since 1994, the CHG program has provided over $8 million in funding to more than 1,550 projects nationally.
Last year, $389,467 was shared between 52 regional and community projects, from the Bondi Surf Bathers Lifesaving Club in Sydney to the Eromanga Natural History Museum in far West Queensland.
General applications close midnight (AEST) on Tuesday, 10 May. Previous CHG program recipients have an extended deadline, with applications closing on Tuesday, 2 June.
