RADF Flame.Arts Access – Leg Up Grants

Open

Arts and Culture

Up to $1,500

About the Flame.Arts Access Program

The Flame.Arts Access Program aims to create pathways to practice, career development and employment opportunities for artists who are often under-represented.

Embedding a strategic and targeted focus to ensure tailored engagement by people with disability, young people and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and creative practitioners.

Flame.Arts Access – Leg Up Grants offer small grants of up to $1000 for Young People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and up to $1500 for people with disability to develop projects of an arts and cultural nature within our region, or further afield (or for individuals and organisations developing projects that specifically benefit one or more of the above groups).

This is an out-of-round grant: applications must be submitted at least two weeks (10 business days) prior to the activity start date.

Applicants will be notified of funding decisions as soon as the submission has been processed. Funds can be used for individual professional development opportunities, project costs or materials.

Who can apply?

Artists and creatives who are also

Young people
First Nation people
People with disability

Organisations and groups that work with these groups identified above to develop arts and cultural projects

Before you apply

Applicants must read important information and discuss their project with Council's RADF Liaison Officer before submitting an application.

Read the guidelines and FAQs Email the RADF Liaison Officer*

*If you would prefer to speak to the RADF Liaison officer, please call (07) 4032 6603

Flame Arts - Talking Arts Grants with Olivia Azzopardi (subtitles) from Creative Life - Cairns on Vimeo.

Step-by-step application guide

Read the RADF Guidelines and FAQs to determine whether your project is eligible for funding.
Have a strong project idea in mind for funding and work out the timeline of your activities in line with the grant round and guidelines.
If other people or groups are involved in your project, make sure they are available at the right time and willing to participate.
Call or email the RADF Liaison Officer (Council’s Arts and Cultural Grants Coordinator) to talk about your project.
Gather all of the required material including quotes for any expenses to be funded by the grant; eligibility checklists for each artist involved; verification of rates of pay; support letters; CVs/Resumes etc. Remember to also calculate and include any in-kind contributions according to verified sources of rates of pay.
Fill in the online application form - you can click on the button below
Contact the RADF Liaison Officer one last time to make sure you have all of the required application material and your budget is correct.
Submit your application and all of the required supporting material.

* Please note: If you would prefer to submit a paper application form, a fillable PDF Major Round application form is
available upon request. contact the RADF liaison officer at email: radf@cairns.qld.gov.au or by phone on 4032 6603

Fill in the online application form

Last Updated: 6 December 2023