Deadline: 25-May-23
Charities and community organisations are invited to submit their applications for the Annual Funding Round of the Acorn Foundation Grant Program.
Priorities
- Access to housing and reducing inequity
- Improving the accessibility of owning or renting a safe, healthy home
- Wraparound housing support for tenants or owners of sub-standard homes
- Assisting locals with food security
- Improving basic household financial skills including budgeting and debt reduction
- Initiatives for youth aged 14 -24 that help unlock the potential of young people
- Health & Wellness/Safety
- Reducing substance abuse
- Reducing domestic violence
- Reducing sexual harm
- Reducing child abuse
- Access to counselling or mental health support
- Building stronger communities to enhance resilience, promote inclusion and provide connections for their people
- Kaupapa Māori initiatives supporting cultural development and inter-generational transformation
- Caring for the environment to nurture sustainability practices that enhance the well-being of the Western Bay of Plenty for future generations
Funding Information
- There is currently an upper limit of $10,000 per application for both Acorn and Tindall funding.
Eligibility Criteria
- Charities and community organisations that benefit the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.
- The Western Bay of Plenty region encompasses the following areas: Waihi Beach, Katikati, Kaimai, Tauranga, Te Puke and Maketu, including Paengaora, Pongakawa and Pukehina.
- Acorn also distributes funds on behalf of The Tindall Foundation in both the Western BOP and Eastern BOP regions.
- The Eastern Bay of Plenty includes the districts around Whakatane, Opotiki and Kawerau, but excludes Rotorua, Minginui and Murupara.
For more information, visit Acorn Foundation.
