Application worksheet

This is the name of the group, the organisation or person applying for funding. They will be responsible for the funding if the application is successful.

If you apply as a group enter the name and contact details of the person who is responsible for this application.

Your local CCS Manager may need to contact you about your application and will let you know in writing whether you have been successful or not.

Your local CCS Manager may need to contact you about your application and will let you know in writing whether you have been successful or not.

Your local CCS Manager may need to contact you about your application and will let you know in writing whether you have been successful or not.

If you or your organisation is GST registered, please include your GST number here.

If you are successful the grant will be paid into a bank account. Enter the name and number of the bank account here.

Insert your project name eg, South Taranaki children's ceramic workshops

A brief description of the project eg, six ceramic workshops during the school holidays for children aged 8-12.

Enter the venue name and the suburb or town where the project will take place.

When will your project take place? Enter the start date.

When will your project take place? Enter the finish date.

Active participants are the people involved in making and presenting an artwork or performance or running and attending a workshop.

Viewers or audience members are the people who come to see the finished work or a presentation. If your project is presented in a public space, only include the people who you expect to come specifically to see the artwork or performance. Please do not include casual passers-by.

Refer to the definitions in the glossary at the end of this guide. If you are not sure if your project fits within one of these artforms contact your local CCS Manager.

Creation only – for projects which focus on making an artwork but not performing or exhibiting in public. Creation and Presentation – for projects which include both creating and performing or exhibiting to the public. Performance (presentation only) - for the presentation of performing arts only. Exhibitions – for the exhibition or presentation of visual arts or non-performing arts only. Workshop – any form of training.

Describe your project including: what you want to achieve and why the funding is needed.

Explain the key stages of your project and how it will be carried out. Including a timeline can help assessors to understand the project and to show that you have considered how you will deliver the project.

Include the people who will be helping you to make the project happen and who your audience or participants will be. Briefly describe what the role of the project leaders and their relevant experience. You can include a brief biography or attach a short CV to the application. It's important to show in your application that the people involved have the skills and time to make the project happen. If you are doing a project with another group or organisation, state clearly in your application who is responsible for what.

Explain how this project will deliver to the criterion you have chosen: access and participation, diversity, or young people. If there are other similar projects happening in your district you may need to outline what is unique about this project and how it will address a need in your community. If this is a project that has happened before you may need to show how the project is growing and developing.

Enter all the costs for your project. Provide detail so the assessors can understand how you have calculated your costs. Attach detailed quotes for important items. This will help the assessors understand your budget. If you have costs that can't be covered by CCS, you should still include these costs in your budget. However, you will need to have enough income from sources other than CCS to cover these costs.

Enter all the income for your project. Be realistic about what income you can get. If you include the value of a discount as part of your income, you will need to show the full cost (before the discount) of the item in your project costs.

It is useful to attach support material. It should be brief and may include: examples of previous work undertaken by the individual or group eg, images, text, or links to websites; letters of support and invitations – these should be from key people within your community who can speak about the benefits of the project, or the skills of the people involved in the project or confirm that an invitation has been issued. Make sure you send copies only as they may not be returned.