Criteria for APRA Music Grants

  • the requisite "purpose" may consist of an organisation or particular project;
  • the primary aim of the organisation or project must be the promotion of use or recognition of Australian or New Zealand musical compositions rather than recordings or recording artists;
  • the promotion of "use" may relate to broadcasts, recordings, communications to the public or other activities that increase the commercial circulation or public awareness of Australian or New Zealand compositions;
  • the promotion of "recognition" may relate to awards or other forms of public acclaim for Australian or New Zealand compositions;
  • the use or recognition may be within Australia or New Zealand or in foreign countries;
  • preference will be given, in making grants, to projects or organisations that broadly benefit the interests of Australian or New Zealand composers and songwriters, as opposed to those which benefit an individual writer or small number of writers;
  • preference will be given to those applicants who can demonstrate a proven ability to plan and execute projects, or establish and maintain organisations, which benefit Australian and New Zealand music;
  • preference will be given to those organisations or projects which are non-profit in nature, although commercial projects are not excluded from eligibility;
  • projects or organisations which fail to comply with financial reporting or other performance review requirements determined by the Board will thereafter be ineligible for further grants;
  • sponsorship or other financial contributions from third parties to a project or organisation applying will be considered an advantage in assessing an application;
  • although the funding is intended to apply to projects or organisations seeking grants, consideration will be given to those projects for which underwriting finance is sought.

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