Deadline: 29-Apr-22
The Auckland Council has announced the applications for its Devonport-Takapuna Quick Response Grant Program.
Types of projects funded by the grant
- Arts
- Community
- Environment
- Events
- Heritage
- Sports and recreation
Priorities
- Higher priority for eligibility:
- Community Match Fund (groups who demonstrate that 40% of project costs have already been met, including the approximate value provided by volunteer contribution to projects, events and /or initiatives)
- Projects that demonstrate smokefree and zero waste programmes.
- New and innovative projects/activities to support the delivery of the outcomes and priorities identified in the Local Board grant programme.
- Applicants who have considered other sources of funding for their project.
- Projects that are inclusive and support under-represented members of the community.
- Projects/activities with Maori outcomes.
- Projects which support community resilience and recovery, in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
- Lower priorities for eligibility:
- events which clearly benefit the region rather than just the local area, and which can, therefore, apply for regional or central government grants
- event management costs
- groups and/or activities taking place outside the local board area, unless the applicant can clearly demonstrate the benefit to local board members.
- catering
- commercial events or events that promote a brand or company.
- events that raise money for third party fundraising
- grants to support the purchase of assets and/or equipment with limited future use
- applications where the applicant has considerable cash reserves, relative to the amount applied for, unless the applicant can verify that the reserves are required or tagged for a specific project.
Funding Information
Amount: $0 – $2000
What they don’t fund?
- Wages and salaries for ongoing administration with the exception of fees for professional and specialised services.
- Retrospective costs, unless this is necessary as a condition of the grant, or the local board is satisfied that there are mitigating circumstances.
- Groups which have failed to meet accountability obligations from previous Council grants will not be funded except in exceptional circumstance, and/or by stipulating that completing accountability is a condition of grant payment.
- Gifts/prizes.
- Initiatives that are eligible and can be funded by central government.
- Applicants are generally ineligible to apply for the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board contestable grants if they have had two successful grant applications within the current financial year.
- Applications towards alcohol or liquor licenses.
- Projects and activities in schools and churches unless a plan on how the project will be open to the wider community or benefit to the wider community can be demonstrated.
- Permitting fees.
- Travel and accommodation unless there is strong evidence of benefit to the community.
- Applications that require commitment to ongoing funding or financial support.
Eligibility Criteria
- community organisations with a formal legal structure
- groups or individuals with no formal legal structure can apply for up to $1,000 (Kaipatiki Local Board will not fund individuals)
- applicants seeking funding over $1,000 will need to nominate an umbrella organisation or
- receive funding retrospectively.
For more information, visit https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/grants-community-support-housing/grants/grants-calendar/Pages/grant-details.aspx?itemID=1
