Deadline: 1-Aug-25
The Auckland Council is excited to invite applications for its Maungakiekie-Tamaki Local Grant Program to provide contestable and discretionary community grants to local communities.
Priorities
- The Maungakiekie-Tamaki Local Board welcomes grant applications that deliver the following
- priorities:
- Their people feel a sense of belonging and their diversity is celebrated:
- Mana whenua and Maori are active partners and participants in local decisionmaking
- Communities are given the opportunity to fully participate in local decision-making
- Their arawai/waterways and whenua/land are healthy and thriving:
- They support mana whenua and Maori to fulfil their role as kaitiaki and enhance the mauri of te taiao
- Their ecosystems are respected, protected, and restored
- Their facilities and open spaces are accessible, cost-effective, fit-for-purpose and welcoming to their diverse communities:
- Community places are accessible and welcoming to the diverse communities
- Maori culture and identity are visible
- They have connected neighbourhoods where people feel safe in their community:
- They encourage well planned and sustainable infrastructure that supports their growth
- People and traffic move more freely and safely around the area
- Their town centres are thriving, and their businesses are resilient:
- People are empowered and have access to local employment, education and training opportunities
- They encourage enterprise and innovation in their community
- Their people feel a sense of belonging and their diversity is celebrated:
Funding Information
- Grant amount: $2000 – $10000
Expected Outcomes
- The grants programme will be targeted towards supporting the following outcomes:
- Their people feel a sense of belonging and their diversity is celebrated
- Their arawai/waterways and whenua/land are healthy and thriving
- Their facilities and open spaces are accessible, cost-effective, fit-for-purpose and welcoming to the diverse communities
- They have connected neighbourhoods where people feel safe in their community
- Their town centres are thriving, and their businesses are resilient.
Eligible Projects
- Types of projects funded by the grant:
- Arts
- Community
- Environment
- Events
- Heritage
- Sports and recreation
Eligibility Criteria
- Community organisations with a formal legal structure
- Groups or individuals with no formal legal structure can apply for up to $1,000
- Applicants seeking funding over $1,000 will need to nominate an umbrella organisation or
- Can apply, be accepted and be reimbursed after the project is completed.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Political parties
- Internal applicants (i.e. to fund projects, programmes or facilities run by Auckland Council or its employees)
- Auckland Council CCOs (council-controlled organisations), including facilities owned and operated by Regional Facilities Auckland (RFA)
- Organisations receiving statutory funding from council via compulsory annual levies, under the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Act (ARAFA) or comparable legislation
- Other local authorities, government agencies or public sector entities.
For more information, visit Auckland Council.
