Regional Museums Quick Response Grant
Overview
The Regional Museums Quick Response Grant aims to support regional museums, galleries and cultural centres to develop, conserve, preserve or exhibit the unique cultural heritage of the Northern Territory.
The Quick Response Grant aims to support initiatives that require less funding, but are no less important, than major projects that require significant budgets. The aim of the grant is to fill a funding gap within Regional Museums by supporting projects that may not be included in annual grant applications.
Eligible activities may include installing interpretive displays, professional development and/or training for staff and/or volunteers or purchasing conservation materials.
Projects must be completed within 90 days of the grant funds being disbursed.
Applications are open throughout the financial year, or until all the funding has been allocated.
Funding is provided by the Northern Territory Government and administered by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory.
Please note: applying or being awarded a Quick Response Grant will not affect your application for the major Regional Museums Grant funding round.
Funding Available
Applicants may request funding amounts up to $1,500
Key Information
Grant opens October 15th 2025.
Applications will be accepted throughout the financial year, or until the total available funding has been fully allocated.
This is a non-competitive grant program. Eligible applicants are encouraged to apply at any time while funding remains available.
Successful applicants will receive funding within 20 working days of their application being approved, with a final acquittal due 30 days after project completion.
Awarded activities must be completed within 90 days.
Acquittal is due within 30 days of project completion.
Who Can Apply
Eligible organisations include those who are:
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Regional museums, galleries and cultural centres in the NT
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Legally constituted, incorporated and/or not-for-profit. Unincorporated bodies may apply with an administering body.
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Committed to the preservation of cultural heritage by actively conserving, researching and interpreting collections for the NT community and their visitors
Before You Apply
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Read the Regional Museums Grant Program Guidelines to understand the objectives and requirements.
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Speak with the Regional Museums Officer to confirm your eligibility and that your activity suits the grant category.
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Make sure you have no outstanding acquittals or compliance issues with the NT Government
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Clearly define your activity, including what it is, who is involved and how and when it will be delivered.
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Prepare a realistic balanced budget that shows value for money and includes quotes for expenses over $1,000.
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Gather support material, including confirmation of involvement of key personnel and collaborators.
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Obtain any required permissions, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural permissions and Working with Children clearances if relevant.
How to Apply
Applications for the Regional Museums Quick Response Grant must be made through GrantsNT.
You will be required to provide:
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Contact Details
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Project Title
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Description of your organisation and significance of your collection (Suggestion – 150 – 200 words)
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What do you want to do? Describe your activity in a way that can be used to promote the Regional Museums Quick Response Grant Program. (Suggestions – 200 words)
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How will you achieve this? Outline your project steps and timeline that shows how you will complete this activity. (Suggestion – 200 words)
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Who is involved in your activity? This may be consultants, collaborators, trainers or staff and volunteers. Please enter names and their role in the activity. You may provide CV’s or portfolios in Support Material. (Suggestion – 100 words)
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Why do you want to do this activity? Consider how it meets the grant objectives and outcomes. (Suggestion – 200 words)
Required Support Material
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Key Personnel Forms – are required to confirm involvement of the key people involved in the activity, confirming their awareness of their inclusion in the grant applications and agreement to the remuneration or in-kind contributions. Key Personnel Forms are available here.
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Budget – Upload the activity budget and budget support materials. Use the provided budget template, ensuring it includes confirmed cash or in-kind income from sources other than MAGNT. Attach quotes for all budget items and consider adherence to the Buy Local Plan. Any fees should meet minimum wage requirements or industry guidelines such as NAVA rates. Funding from previous grant programs cannot be carried forward.
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Activity Support – Upload letters/email of support. Include letters of support from the sector and community for your activity. The letters should confirm the nature and value of any activity support.
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Aboriginal Cultural Content – Projects involving Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property (ICIP) must demonstrate community leadership, support, consultation and participation in the project through inclusion of Key Personnel Forms and/or Letter or Emails of support demonstrating written permissions from Aboriginal individuals, community or language groups, land councils or other appropriate community representatives.
Acquittal
Acquittals for the Regional Museums Quick Response Grant take the form of a case study format.
This will require:
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A report outlining project achievements including:
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Project outcomes (150 words)
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Organisational and community benefit, including any relevant statistical data (150words)
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Challenges/learnings (150 words)
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An income and expenditure statement signed by a person duly authorised by the organisation’s constitution
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Itemised tax invoices/receipts must be provided for any expenditure above $1000
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Up to five high resolution images (minimum 1MB in size) and Talent Release Form
Acquittals are to be submitted through Grants NT and are due 30 days after the grant completion date.