The types of costs that can't be funded include:
- ongoing administration and service costs (such as salaries) that aren’t related to a specific project
- travel for individuals or groups to attend events, presentations or shows outside the local area
- buying capital items or equipment, such as cameras, computers, instruments, costumes, lights or uniforms
- the costs of running fundraising activities
- entry fees for competitions, contests and exams
- prize money, awards and judges’ fees for competitions
- payment of royalties
- the paying off of accumulated debt or debt servicing
- buying existing artworks for collections held by, for example, councils, museums, galleries, community groups or individuals.
Where any of the above costs are included in a CCS application, the applicant will need to be able to cover these costs from project income other than CCS funding, eg ticket sales or fundraising.