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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.