National Cultural Heritage Account

# 🏛️ National Cultural Heritage Account Grant Program The National Cultural Heritage Account (the Account) provides funding to Australian cultural organisations for the acquisition of significant cultural heritage objects. This grant aims to retain, protect, and provide public access to Australia's cultural heritage for future generations, highlighting objects central to Australian cultural identity. Administered by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts, the program allocates $500,000 annually, with no stated limit on individual application amounts and consideration for multi-year funding. ## elligibility **Eligible Applicants:** Australian cultural organisations, including museums, art galleries, libraries, archives, and historic buildings, are eligible. Applicants must possess permanent, appropriately maintained/conserved collections accessible to the public. Preference is given to organisations demonstrating the intention and capacity for perpetual care and public access to acquired objects. Past recipients include national, state, regional, and not-for-profit institutions. **Object Eligibility:** Funded objects must meet the criteria for an Australian Protected Object (APO) as defined in the National Cultural Heritage Control List (Schedule 1 to the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Regulations 2018), which specifies characteristics such as age, value, and links to Australian history. ## 💼 Application Process & Selection This is an open, non-competitive grant program. Applications are accepted at any time during the year and are assessed on a case-by-case basis; there are no funding round deadlines. ## ✍️ Application Instructions For detailed information on how to apply, please visit the SmartyGrants portal: [https://arts.smartygrants.com.au/](https://arts.smartygrants.com.au/). **Keywords:** cultural heritage, Australian objects, arts funding, museum grants, gallery funding, archives, historical preservation, public access, cultural organizations, heritage acquisition, humanities, Australia.