Deadline: 31-Jan-2025
The Auckland Council has launched the Thriving Communities Grant.
Thriving Communities Objectives
- These outcomes will be achieved by:
- increasing financial security so more Aucklanders can live well
- improving health outcomes so more Aucklanders are happy and healthy
- increasing access and participation so more Aucklanders can access and take part in the things they care about
- growing community and intercultural connection so all Aucklanders feel as though they belong
- enabling local leadership and innovation so we can harness the power and creativity of community
- increasing community resilience and sustainability so Aucklanders can make the best use of the resources available to them, whilst reducing emissions.
Priorities
- This grant program’s priority is to build an Auckland Macau where:
- all whanau have everything they need to live a good life
- diversity is celebrated
- all Aucklanders feel as though they belong.
Funding Information
- The maximum grant is $30,000 from a total of $295,000 available.
Funding Priorities
- Financial security
- All Aucklanders should have enough income to cover their expenses and live well. They should have enough money saved to cover emergencies and to achieve their future financial goals.
- When whānau don’t have this security, it:
- impacts on their health and wellbeing
- reduces their ability to access opportunities
- prevents them from living fulfilling lives and participating in community life.
- Improving Health Outcomes
- When Aucklanders enjoy good physical and mental health, they are happier, healthier and more able to participate in activities that they value.
- Health starts in the homes, schools, workplaces, neighbourhoods and communities. Income, employment, housing and community connectedness are all major drivers of physical and mental health.
- The conditions in which whānau live explains in part why some Aucklanders are healthier than others and why Aucklanders more generally are not as healthy as they could be.
- Community and Intercultural Connection
- Tāmaki Makaurau will not be successful unless all Aucklanders feel as though they belong and can participate in society.
- Te Tiriti o Waitangi provides the basis for all people to belong to Aotearoa. Embracing Te Tiriti as the basis for an intercultural Tāmaki Makaurau contributes to the shared identity and sense of belonging.
- As the population grows and changes, it is important that we continue to nurture and support the diverse community identities and ensure all Aucklanders feel involved and connected.
- Many Aucklanders already have a strong sense of community connection and belonging. Some, however, experience loneliness and isolation, which impacts their self-esteem and wellbeing.
- We need to create more opportunities for people of different ages, cultures and backgrounds to connect and adapt to the changing communities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Your organisation/group must:
- be available and accessible to all Aucklanders
- provide a service, project and/or activity that is regional in scale (like running a programme across multiple sites)
- address at least one of the three regionally determined funding priorities.
- They must also:
- have a formal legal structure (be a registered not-for-profit, iwi or Māori trust, charitable or voluntary organisation), or
- identify an umbrella organisation with a legal structure to receive and administer the grant, and be legally accountable to them for the expenditure of it.
Ineligibility Criteria
- They do not fund:
- Debt servicing or repayment.
- Legal expenses.
- Activities that promote religious ministry or political purposes.
- Medical expenses.
- Public services that are the responsibility of central government such as core education, primary health care.
- Physical works like improvements to community buildings – that require consents or permits, prior to the necessary consents or permits being obtained. Grants may be awarded in principle but funds will not be released until all conditions are satisfied.
- Purchase of alcohol.
For more information, visit Auckland Council.