Deadline: 25-Mar-22
Auckland Council has launched Upper Harbour Local Grants that aims to provide contestable and discretionary community grants to local communities.
Priorities
- Empowered, connected and resilient Upper Harbour communities
- Healthy and active communities
- The unique natural environment is valued, protected, and enhanced
- A resilient local economy
The priorities for contestable grants
- The Upper Harbour Local Board welcomes grant applications that align with the local board
- plan priorities. All applications will be measured on their merits and consideration will be
- given to initiatives that contribute to (in no order of priority):
- Community participation and wellbeing.
- Families
- Newcomers
- Sport and recreation
- The environment
- Youth
Types of projects funded by the grant
Eligibility Criteria
- applicants with no legal structure applying for more than $1,000 must nominate an umbrella organization or apply to have their funding released upon receipt of accountability.
- initiatives must fit with at least one of the board’s priorities as stipulated in the Upper Harbour Local Board Plan.
- preference will be given to initiatives that take place in the Upper Harbour Local Board area and/or are of benefit to Upper Harbour Local Board residents.
Exclusions
- initiatives must not be a core service provided by central government (e.g. primary healthcare or education).
- initiatives must not have already taken place before the board has the opportunity to consider the application (unless the board accepts there are genuine mitigating circumstances).
- activities of debt repayment and promoting particular political goals are ineligible for funding
- applicants must not have outstanding accountability obligations from previous council grants
- applications for the same projects more than once in a financial year (excluding feasibility studies and concept planning)
- activities that do not relate to one or more of the local board plan outcomes
For more information, visit Auckland Council.
For more information, visit https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/grants-community-support-housing/grants/grants-calendar/Pages/grant-details.aspx?itemID=34