Variations to funded activities are sometimes required at different stages of the funding cycle.
1. Variation before payment: if a program or project has received less funding than was requested, the funding recipient may be required to provide revised information for the program or project.
2. Variation after payment: you may seek approval from Arts NSW for a variation to your original grant. This may include a change to your program/project, to key personnel, to the start and/or end dates, or key deliverables or the budget. For changes to be eligible they must be in line with the originating funding category and original application.
Unless a variation is approved by authorised officers in Arts NSW, the funding recipient must use the funding solely for the purpose for which it was approved and the commencement and completion dates of the Program / Project must be adhered to.
How to complete your variation
Variations must be completed using the Arts NSW variation form.
To complete your acquittal, download the PDF acquittal form and follow the instructions:
All Arts NSW PDF forms use Adobe Reader version 9.1 or above. You can download the latest version for free here.
Information for Mac users: Mac users need to use Adobe Reader for Mac and not the Mac PDF preview program to fill out Arts NSW forms.
How to submit your variation?
The preferred submission method is email. Please return your completed form to the email address shown on the form.
You will receive an email acknowledging that your form has been received.
Please note: Arts NSW is currently phasing in an online system for the submission of all types of forms (i.e. applications, acquittals). In the meantime, if you are unable to return your form by email, you can post or hand-deliver it to:
Post
Arts NSW
PO Box A226
SYDNEY SOUTH NSW 1235
Hand-deliver
Arts NSW
Level 9, St James Centre
111 Elizabeth Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Digital Signatures
All Arts NSW PDF forms can be signed using digital signatures. A digital signature can be created through Adobe Reader by clicking in any signature field and following the step-by-step ‘wizard’ which will guide you through the process. Digital signatures are password protected and verify when the document was signed and if any changes have been made to the document since it has been signed. You only need to create your digital signature once and then it will be available each time you want to sign a PDF on your computer.
For further information please contact Funding Administration
Email: arts.funding@arts.nsw.gov.au
Telephone: 02 8218 2222
Free call: 1800 358 594 (NSW)
Access requirements
If you require assistance completing and/or submitting your acquittal, please call us on the numbers above or to make a National Relay Service call:
- Type and read, type and listen, or speak and read
133 677 or 1800 555 677 to call a toll-free 1800 number - Speak and listen (speech to speech relay)
1300 555 727 or 1800 555 727 to call a toll-free 1800 number
