In partnership with Breadline Africa, the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) offers grants to facilitate the participation of young artists, performers and cultural groups from peri-urban and rural areas at South African festivals.

The aim of these grants is to assist organisers of South African festivals to extend their programme by applying for support to subsidise the participation of specifically children and youth who may not otherwise be able to participate.

Successful festivals will be awarded grants up to a maximum of R45,000. At least 90% of the grant must be utilised to cover the cost of registration fees, venue/equipment hire, transport and accommodation of the designated groups. The remaining 10% may be utilised to cover the costs of administering the grant.

Breadline Africa (BLA) is an African based charity organisation which aims to help break the cycle of poverty within Africa by helping communities to help themselves. BLA supports projects which will make a permanent difference in the lives of communities affected by extreme poverty in Africa: hunger, homelessness, lack of skills- training and unemployment. BLA encourages communities to achieve long term self-sustainability and seeks out partnerships of hope and growth in Africa in order to connect people who are struggling to achieve the most basic living conditions with others who are more fortunate and in a position to make a difference. To this end the ACT Festivals Programme aims to assist impoverished communities that are engaged in arts, culture and heritage to realise their full potential.

ACT is not currently open for applications for this programme.

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