Improving Accessibility for Major Events or Festivals 2025/2026

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1. Introduction(Not Applicable)
2. About you(Not Applicable)
3. ABN & Insurance Details(Not Applicable)
4. Project Details(Not Applicable)
5. Budget(Not Applicable)
6. Agreement and Declaration(Not Applicable)

Introduction

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Improving Accessibility for Major Events or Festivals 2025/2026 (Not Applicable)

City of Darwin is calling for expressions of interest (EOIs) to improve and increase accessibility for major events or festivals that take place outdoors in the Darwin municipality.

You can apply for up to $4000 (excluding GST) for your project.

Linked to outcomes in City of Darwin’s, Creative Strategy 2024 – 2030 and the Federal Government’s, Equity, The Arts and Disability Associated Plan.

EOIs from major events or festivals can include:

improvements in online or hybrid forms of access
appropriate physical access arrangements
open and/or closed captioning
Auslan interpretations
sensory maps
visual stories
access to quiet or low sensory hours
access to low sensory or decompression spaces
hearing loops
audio descriptors
training for staff or volunteers to support different access needs and engage respectfully with people with disability
website upgrades for key access information about:
- accessible entrance/s
- site plan
- accessible access and lift/s
- accessible seating
- toilets

Completing Your Application (Not Applicable)

For further information or to discuss your project please contact City of Darwin via email arts@darwin.nt.gov.au

To complete this form, you will need to provide:

Organisation name, address, phone number, email and website
Contact person, role, phone number and email address
A current ABN and Public Liability Insurance up to $20 million cover (yours or your auspicing body’s)
Main function of organisation (max 100 words)
Project scope and description including approach, deliverables and monitoring (max 250 words)
Start and end dates
Supporting documentation (identification of need – supported by Board / Committee minutes)
Quote/s
A letter of agreement from your auspicing body, if you are being auspiced

Once you submit:

Immediately - You will receive a confirmation email.

2 weeks after submissions close - We will contact you to tell you if you are successful or unsuccessful.

Applications will automatically close at 6pm (ACST) on Tuesday 3 June 2025. Submissions will not be accepted after this time.

Eligibility Quiz (Not Applicable)

I confirm that... *

Response required.Response required.

The proposed event or activity will occur in the Darwin Municipality (e.g. not the Waterfront, Palmerston or the rural area).

We have public liability insurance up to $20 million cover.

We do not owe any acquittal reports or money to City of Darwin from previous funding or grants.

We have not received funding from City of Darwin for this project in the past.

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At least 4 choices must be selected. You must confirm that ALL statements above are correct. If any statements are not true for you, please contact the Community Development Officer on 89300300 to discuss your eligibility.