Regional Collections Access Program

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

AMaGA Victoria collaborated with Regional Arts Victoria, Creative Victoria, and the Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV) to deliver the Victorian Government’s Regional Collections Access Program (RCAP). RCAP enabled equipment and infrastructure upgrades at galleries and museums across Victoria. The Program supported collections care and storage, and facilitated the loaning and touring of collections items from Local, State, National and International lending institutions in regional and Interface Local Government Areas (LGAs). The Program aimed to enable more visitors to access more collections in more locations across Victoria.

FUNDING STRUCTURE

Three Tiers of funding were made available through RCAP:

• TIER 1: Grants of up to $40,000 were available to support equipment purchase and installation; and project management / specialist expertise in support of project outcomes;

• TIER 2: Grants of up to $150,000 were available to support small-medium scale capital and/or maintenance works including equipment purchase; First People's cultural spaces; Cultural spaces; and project management / consultants / specialist expertise in support of project outcomes;

• TIER 3: Grants of $150,000+ were available for medium-large scale capital and/or maintenance works including equipment purchase; First People's cultural spaces; Cultural spaces; and project management / consultants / specialist expertise in support of project outcomes.

ELIGIBILITY

Applications were open to members of AMaGA Victoria, PGAV or Royal Historical Society of Victoria (RHSV) who were based in one of the 48 Local Government Areas classified as ‘regional’ by the Victorian Government or one of the following 10 Interface LGAs:

• Cardinia Shire Council

• Casey City Council

• Hume City Council

• Melton Shire Council

• Mitchell Shire Council

• Mornington Peninsula Shire

• Nillumbik Shire Council

• Whittlesea City Council

• Wyndham City Council

• Yarra Ranges Council