Auckland Council launches Orakei Local Grant Programme – New Zealand

Deadline: 7-Mar-25

The Auckland Council has launched the Orakei Local Grant Programme.

Areas

• Arts
• Events
• Community
• Sport and recreation
• Environment
• Heritage.

Priorities

• The grants programme will be targeted towards supporting the following outcomes and priorities:
  • All groups in the community feel informed and included o Support youth from the area and the Youth of Orakei to have a voice in local decision making and to contribute to their communities
  • Safe, resilient communities
  • Catalyse community action, and support local community patrols, residents and busines.: associations
  • Arts, local heritage and culture are reflected in the public facilities and places
  • Continue to protect, restore and maintain existing art and heritage items and sites
  • The forest, bush and wetland habitats continue to be enhanced for future generations
  • The beaches and waterways are clean and water quality is improved
  • More sustainable waste management options and support for community climate action
  • Sports parks are maintained and upgraded to provide for more use as the local population changes and residential areas intensify
  • Connect communities through arts, sports, events, and community activities
  • All the town centres are attractive and bustling
  • Work with the business associations to enhance and develop the individual identities any.: character of the villages
  • Local and overseas visitors are attracted to the area
• Higher Priorities 
  • The Orakei Local Board will prioritise grants from groups who can demonstrate a “match funding” approach i.e., where groups can demonstrate significant community contribution in time, cash and/or in-kind services.
• Lower Priorities 
  • The Orakei Local Board will also consider applications for other services, projects, events and activities. Following may be considered a lower priority:
    • Commercial entities and promotion of commercial entities
    • Ticketed events
    • Catering
    • Operational costs, including wages and salaries except where professional services is required beyond the expertise of the applicant, i.e., planning, engineering fees.
    • Activities or events that primarily benefit communities outside the Orakei area
    • Projects and activities in schools that do not demonstrate wider community benefits

Funding Information

• Grant value: $3000 – $10000

Eligibility Criteria

• community organisations with a formal legal structure
• groups or individuals with no formal legal structure
• groups or individuals with no formal legal structure can apply for up to $1,000 (Kaipatiki Local Board will not fund individuals)
• 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.