Update on grant-in-aid funding application process
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport, Arts and Culture would like to update the applicants on progress regarding the finalisation of Grant-in-Aid funding applications for the arts, culture and heritage sector.
In May and October 2022, the Department invited applications from non-profit and non-governmental organisations, cooperatives as well as private companies to apply for financial assistance from the department.
Close to 1000 applications were received and are being processed by the grant funding committee. Of these requests, it is however worth noting that around 700 applications were not fully compliant with the requirements, which left the Department with close to 300 applications to consider.
Letters have been sent to inform all the unsuccessful applicants about the outcome of the process.
The processing of the compliant applications is ongoing and qualifying applicants will receive formal letters informing them of successful applications between now (December) and January 2023 as their programmes are due in December and January, while the rest will be informed of the outcome early next year.
The Department intends calling all those who could not be considered owing to not meeting the criteria, for workshops that will capacitate them for future opportunities within the Department or other related institutions and stakeholders.
For enquiries email: fundings@kzndsac.gov.za.
