Deadline: 28-Feb-23
The Ashburton District Council is offering grants through its Community Infrastructure Grant Scheme to assist projects that maintain and/or enhance community amenities in Ashburton District.
Ashburton District has community facilities throughout the district that play an integral role in resident’s quality of life. Maintaining this level of community infrastructure is important for the vitality of the district’s communities and residents’ sense of place and belonging.
Council recognises the importance of community reserves and halls to the district and the shared responsibility it has with the community to ensure these are maintained for current and future generations. Council provides annual Community Infrastructure Grants through a single grant application process held in February of each financial year.
Funding Information
- The maximum individual grant available is $10,000 and can be no more than 50% of the total project cost. The applicant’s share of the project’s cost can be in kind work or materials, or financial.
- All grants must comply with Council’s Community Grants and Financial Assistance Policy.
Eligibility Criteria
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All Community Infrastructure projects must meet the following criteria:
- Be for a community facility located in the Ashburton District.
- Be for the development or maintenance of infrastructure available for community use.
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Applicants must be:
- Based in the Ashburton District & the event must take place between 30 June 2022 to1 July 2023.
- The administering / governing body for the project.
- Applications will only be accepted on the completed Community Infrastructure Application form.
- Incomplete applications that do not provide all of the requested information will be excluded from funding assessment.
Ineligible Projects
The following projects are ineligible for Community Infrastructure Funding:
- Retrospective works, except in exceptional circumstances such as a natural disaster.
- Salaries or wages.
- Any form of insurance.
- Equipment hire.
- Facility operating costs (including power, water, phones, ticketing, IT charges).
Assessment Considerations
Council will consider the following:
- The contribution that the proposed work will make to the usability of the facility.
- The number of users of the facility per annum.
- Accessibility of the facility to the general public.
- The community contribution to the project (including volunteers, in-kind work or materials and financial support).
- The urgency of the work required.
- Other sources of funding potentially available to the applicant.
- Any previous assistance provided by Council.
For more information, visit Ashburton District Council.
