Deadline: 11-Jul-25
The Howick Local Board Grants Programme aims to provide contestable and discretionary community grants to local communities.
Priorities
- The Howick Local grants programme will be targeted towards supporting the following outcomes and priorities:
- People actively contribute to their community
- Support community groups to become more sustainable
- Support activities that bring the diverse communities together
- Build community resilience
- Rangatahi/Youth in Howick have a voice, are valued, and contribute
- Support local arts, culture, music and heritage activities and experiences
- Protect the natural environment
- Protect and enhance the unique coastline
- Accessible waste reduction services and activities
- Support community, business and school initiatives to reduce waste to landfill, including construction and demolition waste
- Community facilities, spaces and activities enable people to participate, learn and grow
- Promote healthy living and sustainable lifestyles by supporting community-led initiatives, such as vegetable gardens, and by encouraging and educating the wider community about the benefits of growing your own food
- Parks and open spaces support a wide variety of recreational activities
- Provide facilities and activities across the parks network to suit people of diverse demographics and abilities
- Sports and recreational opportunities respond to the needs of the communities
- Support local business recovery
- Support building resilience initiatives for local business
- People actively contribute to their community
Funding Information
- Minimum Amount per grant is $3000 +
Eligible Projects
- Types of projects funded by the grant
- Arts
- Community
- Environment
- Events
- Heritage
- Sports and recreation
Eligibility Criteria
- Higher Priorities
- The Howick Local Board will prioritise applications which:
- Events or activities that are held in the local board area and can demonstrate the benefit to the local community
- Have considered other funding sources or there is a contribution from the application to the event or activity (financial or volunteer time).
- Recovery from significant weather events
- The Howick Local Board will prioritise applications which:
- Lower Priorities
- The Howick Local Board will also consider applications for other services, projects, events and activities which may be considered a lower priority on a case-by-case basis. The Howick Local Board has identified the following as lower priorities:
- Fundraising events or activities, unless the activity or event has a wide community benefit beyond its primary purpose as a fundraiser
- Ongoing operation costs including, wages and salaries, with the exception of fees for and specialised services delivering specialised programmes.
- Applications above $10,000 and/or groups who apply multiple times in a financial year
- Catering costs
- The purchase of vehicles including servicing costs and maintenance costs
- Travel expenses
- Prizes and gifts
- The Howick Local Board will also consider applications for other services, projects, events and activities which may be considered a lower priority on a case-by-case basis. The Howick Local Board has identified the following as lower priorities:
For more information, visit Auckland Council.