Deadline: 31-Aug-2025
The Community Partnership Fund enables local decision-making by providing community boards with the opportunity to distribute funding to enable communities to provide for their own local needs, aspirations, and goals in line with the principles of community-led development.
Consideration will be given to all funding requests on a case-by-case basis, with preference for applications that directly benefit the community board area and link to the community board plan outcomes. There is no cap on the amount applicants can request, and co-funding is preferable but not essential. Two quotes are preferable for capital works, with an explanation required if more than one quote is not possible. Applicants may be invited to attend a board meeting to speak to their application, and groups do not have to be a legal entity to apply. Priority may be given to applications that align with the following outcomes of the Wallace Takitimu Community Board plan: a vibrant Wallace-Takitimu area that attracts people, businesses and visitors resulting in employment growth; Wallace-Takitimu is a strong, connected and inclusive community; a healthy, safe community with access to quality facilities, amenities and services; and a community whose Council fosters leadership, transparency and community engagement.
There is a total of $20,998 available per year, with two funding rounds closing on 31 March and 31 August. Applications are usually considered at a community board meeting in either June or October.
Applicants must provide verification of bank account details, their latest audited or reviewed financial accounts or latest statement of income and expenditure, their latest bank statement, any relevant quotes, and any other relevant supporting documentation such as letters of support. All documents should be saved digitally for upload with the application.
For more information, visit Southland District Council.