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Community Heritage Grants

Mark Arbuz, Spray and Steam Iron Horse, 1981. Image from the Craft Australia Nat

Mark Arbuz, Spray and Steam Iron Horse, 1981. Image from the Craft Australia National Historical Collection Image Bank, CHG recipients in 2010

2012 Grant round is now closed

The Community Heritage Grants (CHG) program provides grants of up to $15,000 to community organisations such as libraries, archives, museums, genealogical and historical societies, multicultural and Indigenous groups. The grants are provided to assist with the preservation of locally owned, but nationally significant collections of materials that are publicly accessible including artifacts, letters, diaries, maps, photographs, and audio visual material.

Since 1994 over $4 million has been awarded to community organisations throughout Australia.

The types of projects supported include Significance Assessments of collections; Preservation Needs Assessments of collections; conservation activities and collection management; and training workshops. 

CHG is funded by the Australian Government through the National Library of Australia; the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport; the National Archives of Australia; the National Film and Sound Archive and the National Museum of Australia.