Deadline: 28-Oct-22
The Auckland Council has announced the Howick Quick Response Grant Program.
Funding Priorities
- They welcome grant applications that align to the following priorities:
- They support people to actively contribute to their community.
- They use our facilities and open spaces to meet our existing and future needs.
- They share, celebrate and grow our culture, arts and music.
- Their natural and built environment is well-managed.
- Their sport and recreational opportunities respond to the needs of our growing communities.
- Their area is an attractive tourist destination.
- Higher Priority
- They will prioritise applications that:
- Demonstrate smokefree programmes
- Demonstrate zero-waste activities
- Have a contribution from the applicant (for example, financial contributions, or volunteer time) or have considered alternate funding sources
- Demonstrate the benefit to the local community and are held in the local board area.
- They will consider applications responding to the needs of the community from the impact of COVID-19.
- They will prioritise applications that:
- Lower Priority
- They have identified the following activities as lower priorities:
- Fundraising events or activities, unless the activity or event has a wider community benefit.
- Ongoing operational costs including wages and salaries, with the exception of fees for professional services.
- Catering.
- Purchase of gear, assets, and/or equipment with limited future usage.
- Donations for volunteers, like petrol vouchers.
- They have identified the following activities as lower priorities:
Funding Information: Grant value$250 – $3000
Types of projects funded by the grant
- Arts
- Community
- Environment
- Events
- Heritage
- Sports and recreation
Outcomes
The grants programme will support the following outcomes:
- An involved and connected community.
- Their future growth is managed effectively.
- They value our cultural diversity.
- They all treasure and enjoy our environment.
- Their people are active and healthy.
- They have a prosperous local economy.
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.
Ineligible
- Political parties
- Internal applicants (i.e. to fund projects, programmes or facilities run by Auckland Council or its employees)
- Auckland Council CCOs (council-controlled organisations), including facilities owned and operated by Regional Facilities Auckland (RFA)
- Organisations receiving statutory funding from council via compulsory annual levies, under the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Act (ARAFA) or comparable legislation
- Other local authorities, government agencies or public sector entities.
For more information, visit https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/grants-community-support-housing/grants/grants-calendar/Pages/grant-details.aspx?itemID=18
