Deadline: 12-Apr-21
The Christchurch City Council is pleased to announce applications for the Strengthening Communities Fund Program.
This fund supports community-focused organizations whose projects contribute to the strengthening of community wellbeing in the Christchurch city area.
What this Fund Covers?
- Applications can be for both operating and/or project costs.
- Operating costs may include salaries, power, and rent and administration costs.
- Project costs may include the costs of community programmes, events, activities and equipment.
- Operational or project costs incurred in the provision and delivery of the initiative from1 September to 31 August of the following year.
- Small equipment purchases to enable your organization to take advantage of efficiency gains. (Note: all equipment or capital purchases must be noted in a schedule of equipment/capital purchases for accountability purposes.)
- Costs that support the recognition, contribution and retention of volunteers.
What this fund will not cover?
This fund will not cover:
- Debt servicing or re-financing costs.
- Stock or capital market investment.
- Gambling or prize money.
- Payment of any legal expenditure, including costs or expenditures related to mediation disputes or ACC, Employment Tribunal, Small Claims Tribunal, professional or disciplinary body hearings.
- Activities or initiatives where the primary purpose is to promote religious ministry, political objectives, commercial or profit-oriented interests.
- Medical or healthcare costs – including treatment and insurance fees.
- Money which will be re-distributed as grant funding, sponsorship, donations, bequests, aid funding or aid to other recipients.
- Payment of fines, court costs, IRD penalties or retrospective tax payment.
- Retrospective costs or project or purchase costs incurred or settled before the agreed commencement date of the funding agreement.
- Entertainment costs except for costs directly linked to volunteer recognition.
- Funding of individuals.
- Purchase of land and buildings.
- Building maintenance or facility design, development and renovation costs.
- Fundraising or general income growth purposes.
- Costs to remedy, rectify, upgrade, retrofit or replace equipment, vehicles or premises as a result of action by central or local government departments or other agencies that hold regulatory or enforcement powers.
- Purchase of vehicles and any related ongoing maintenance repair, overhead costs or road user charges.
- Air travel, accommodation hotel or motel expenses.
Eligibility Criteria
If you wish to be considered for multi-year funding you will need to meet the following criteria:
- Close alignment to the Council’s funding priorities and outcomes.
- A proven track record of providing or enabling identifiable benefits to the City or Community Board area.
- Have effective governance and sound operational policies and practices including financial, HR and risk management.
- Have a stable financial position, appropriate financial and accounting practices.
- Have a history of good management, monitoring and reporting practices.
- Have a business, strategic or other plan which covers the period of the funding request
For more information, visit https://ccc.govt.nz/culture-and-community/community-funding/scfund/