Deadline: 22-Oct-21
Applications are now open for the Kaipatiki Local Grant Program to provide contestable community grants to local communities.
Priorities
- A higher priority will be given to applications that:
- provide opportunities for all members of the Kaipatiki community to benefit from the proposed project or activity and where access is not restricted to members of the organisation making the application
- are from applicants based and operating within the Kaipatiki area providing and targeting services, benefits, and participation opportunities for Kaipatiki residents
- targets and supports local resident participation.
- Some applications will automatically be given lower priority:
- applications for travel and accommodation outside Auckland (the board may make exceptions if there will be a tangible benefit for Auckland ratepayers)
- applications for retrospective costs (where the activity has already taken place), unless:
- this is necessary as a condition of the grant
- they are satisfied there are other mitigating circumstances
- applications for fundraising events or activities where the beneficiary is a third party, e.g. charity events, sponsored walks (exceptions may be made if they determine the event has a wider community benefit beyond its primary purpose as a fundraiser)
- applications for food – unless the provision of food will enable the project outcomes to be achieved (you will need to provide evidence of how this will be measured and achieved)
- applications by schools and churches – unless clear benefits to the wider community can be demonstrated, e.g. on-going community access to facilities
- applications from groups based outside the Kaipatiki Local Board area, unless you can clearly demonstrate the benefit to Kaipatiki community members
- applications for activities taking place, or groups based outside the Kaipatiki Local Board area, unless the applicant can clearly demonstrate the benefit to Kaipatiki community members
- applications for large amounts where other funders haven’t been approached
- applications where the applicant has a considerable cash surplus (relative to the amount applied for), unless the applicant can verify that it is a specifically tagged reserve and cannot be used as a contribution towards the submitted project.
- applications that consistently seek ongoing organisation administrative costs for staff and overheads.
- applications from organisations who have already applied for a grant, within the same financial year
Funding Information
Amount: $1000 +
Outcomes
- Belonging and wellbeing
- Environment
- Places and Spaces
- Transport and connections
- Opportunity and prosperity
Types of projects funded by the grant
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
There are specific things they will not fund:
- private individuals
- commercial companies, unless their project demonstrates clear community benefits
- activities that have already taken place
- groups who haven’t met accountability obligations from previous grants (within the last two years)
- they will not accept more than one application per organisation in a grant round
- koha (cash donations).
For more information, visit https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/grants-community-support-housing/grants/local-board-grants/kaipatiki-local-board-grants/Pages/grant-details.aspx?itemID=19