No, it’s not a reduction in funding for the Regional Arts Fund

$673,000 in funding has been announced in the latest Regional Arts Fund Community Grant round, which seems considerably less than the previous December 2017 round of $1.17M, but the discrepancy is easily explained.
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A previous project at Streaky Bay, whose Council has received funding through the latest round of Regional Arts Fund Community Grants. Photo credit: Cam Edser.

If you look at the funding distributed in the latest round of Regional Arts Fund Community Grants from the Australian Government – $673,000 for 54 projects, announced 5 July 2018 – and compare it to the December 2017 round ($1.17 million for 70 projects) you might be forgiven for thinking that a major reduction in funds has occurred.

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