Deadline: 19-May-2024
The Kāpiti Coast Youth Council’s ThinkBIG Grants are available for taiohi (young people) aged between 13 and 24 who are either:
- leading or facilitating a youth-led community project
- seeking funding for their own personal development goals.
In 2024, grants for projects that support positive change for the local youth, community, or even the world! This could include:
- an environmental project in your community
- a smoke-free event to promote healthy living at your school
- getting young people’s voices to Council or the Government on a particular issue
- personal development endeavours, including anything that might help a young person pursue their talents, develop their skills, or gain achievements in their passions.
Applications are assessed by Youth Council representatives, with eligible applicants invited to an interview to speak to their application. Successful applicants will be notified by June 2024, and projects must be completed or up and running by the end of the year.
Funding Information
- Grants of up to $2,000 are available for:
- projects intended to benefit the community
- group applications for development opportunities.
- Personal development grants for individuals are awarded up to $500.
Eligibility Criteria
- This year, there is criteria for both personal development grants, as well as community projects. The following criteria apply to all applications:
- Young people leading the project must be aged between 13-24, and live or attend school in the Kāpiti Coast District (Paekākāriki to Ōtaki).
- The application must include a timeline of when the money will be spent and any relevant key dates.
- There must be a pre-determined a fundholder who can take the grants on your behalf (for example, a school or organisation).
- Projects must be completed or up and running by the end of 2024.
- Personal development criteria
- Applications for personal development funding must also meet the following criteria:
- The funds must go towards a specific thing that will help the young person’s/people’s personal development (they will learn something, develop their skills, use their talents).
- Members of a group cannot apply individually for something for which there is already a group application.
- The funding cannot be used for tertiary study or class-related activities.
- Applications for personal development funding must also meet the following criteria:
- Community project criteria
- Applications for community project funding must also meet the following criteria:
- Your project needs to have a positive impact, or aim to make a change in your school, community, Aotearoa New Zealand, or the world.
- Young people leading the project must live or attend school in the Kāpiti Coast District (Paekākāriki to Ōtaki).
- You can’t keep money made from running the project.
- Projects must not be religious or political in their purpose or content.
- You should be willing to report back to the Youth Council about how your project went.
- Applications for community project funding must also meet the following criteria:
For more information, visit Kāpiti Coast District Council.