Valuing Our State's Heritage - Community Histories Grant

Overview / Purpose

The Community Histories Grants aims to help communities record and share their history, as a way of maintaining their sense of identity and heritage. A project may record the history of people living in a particular place or may focus on a community of interest. It could look at a local theme or the local experience of a broader event or movement.

- Organisations not legally incorporated can apply for grants to a maximum of $5,000.
- Organisations not registered for GST can apply for single or multiple grants with a combined total of up to $15,000 in any one financial year.
- Applications should be for more than $1,000.

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Who can apply

Non-profit organisations or local government authorities for charitable or benevolent purposes are eligible to apply.

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Eligible Activities

Grants can be considered towards:
- The cost of research, writing, collation, and production.
- The cost of obtaining professional advice to guide the early stages of the project.
- The history of an organisation, activity or event that made a significant contribution to, or had a significant impact on, the community.

Proposals should generally result in a product that is accessible to the community. The history can be produced in a format appropriate to your project, for example, as a book, a CD-ROM, a leaflet or brochure, photographic record, or for oral histories, audio, or video tape.

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Assessment Criteria

Applications will be assessed using the following criteria:
1. Does the history:
- Have broad significance.
- Impact beyond the immediate community.
- Have community interest and involvement.
- Add to the historical heritage of Western Australia.
2. Has the history:
- Previously been researched or produced.
3. Does the organisation have:
- Demonstrated ability to manage and complete the proposal.
- Researchers/writers or other consultants with relevant expertise.
- 'In kind' contributions towards the cost of the project.
4. Will the final product be:
- Accessible to the community.
- Archived and preserved.

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Restrictions

Grants are generally not provided towards equipment due to the time limited nature of projects.

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