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Last Updated: 04/10/2023
in Overview of the CCS Process Check applications for key eligibility requirements Contact applicants if further information is required to support their application. Hold hui or drop-in sessions for potential applicants to ask questions. Send letter acknowledg...
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Last Updated: 04/10/2023
in Overview of the CCS Process Call for assessor nominations . Ensure the make-up of the assessment committee meets CCS requirements : Local councils may appoint up to two representatives to the assessment committee. Each community arts council in the local area...
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Last Updated: 04/10/2023
in Overview of the CCS Process Select funding round dates. Edit CCS application form to be current for your community funding rounds. Prepare promotional and website materials. Advertise for assessment committee members. Number and dates of fun...
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Assessment committees assess applications and and allocate funding, in line with any specific local priorities that have been set aside by your council. The assessors (the members of the assessment committee) should collectively have a broad knowle...
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Last Updated: 03/10/2023
in Introduction to the CCS Options for managing the administrative process You have three options for managing the administration of the Creative Communities Scheme: Doing it “in-house” – You can administer the scheme itself. Using a third party &...
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Last Updated: 03/10/2023
in CCS Manager Resources CCS Application Form CCS Application Form Template Please ensure the application form template is adapted for your community and all sections in yellow have been edited before uploading the form on your website or sending to applicants. ...
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Last Updated: 03/10/2023
in FAQs Can people receive funding from both CCS and the council funding e.g. community boards or events/community grants? Yes. Funding from the Creative Communities Scheme and from Community Boards comes from two different places i.e. taxes/lotteries (C...
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Last Updated: 03/10/2023
in FAQs What do I do if an applicant doesn’t return their project completion report? We suggest the following: Send out a letter/email requesting the report within a specified timeframe, and explaining that a condition of receiving the funding wa...
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Last Updated: 03/10/2023
in FAQs Can successful applicants change their projects? It is not uncommon for projects to change after they have been funded. This can be for a variety of reasons such as having to resize the project to match available funding or shifting the dates due...
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Last Updated: 03/10/2023
in FAQs Are travel costs/accommodation eligible? CCS cannot fund travel or accommodation costs for activity taking place outside your area. Travel and accommodation costs for projects taking place within your area are eligible. Examples might includ...