Creative Communities Scheme Grant Program – New Zealand

Deadline: 30-Sep-2024

The Taupō District Council has launched the Creative Communities Scheme Grant Program to fund local arts projects.

The Creative Communities Scheme is a partnership between Creative New Zealand (CNZ) and local authorities, such as Taupō District Council.

Program Details

• Projects that get funded do at least one of the following:
  • increase participation in the arts or culture at a local level, or
  • increase the range and diversity of arts and culture available, or
  • enable and encourage young people to engage in the arts.

Funding Information

• There is a total of $19,000 to be allocated during this funding round.

Eligibility Criteria

• Community grant applications must meet the following eligibility criteria:
  • Applications cannot be made retrospectively.
  • Community groups and individuals from within the Taupō district will be eligible to apply for community grants. (This includes high school students who may board outside the district.)
  • Community groups and organisations from outside the Taupō district will need to demonstrate the benefit to the local community/ward that they are applying to.
  • Individuals living outside the Taupō district will not be eligible to apply for a community grant.
  • An applicant must disclose if they are seeking or have received funding from another source and the purpose of the funding.

What you can’t apply for?

• Capital improvements to facilities that you or your group do not own
• Food or catering for an event
• Insurance
• Subscriptions
• Services or projects seeking to promote commercial, political, or religious objectives
• Costs associated with fundraising events where profits are redistributed to another group
• Debt servicing or repayment
• Legal expenses

For more information, visit Taupō District Council.