Deadline: 29-Jul-22
The Taupo District Council is inviting applications for the Mangakino/Pouakani Community Grant from organisations and individuals in the Mangakino/Pouakani ward who are making a difference in their community.
Purpose
- To provide guidance to organisations and individuals seeking community grants or a partnership agreement with Council.
- To provide distributors with clear and consistent criteria for the community grants and partnership agreements.
- To set out the application, approval, and accountability process.
- To set out the criteria against which applicants will be assessed.
Priorities
- Social Well-being
- Arts & Culture
- Sport
- Environmental Well-being
Funding Information
- Partnership agreements are for a minimum of $5,000.00 per year for three years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications cannot be made retrospectively.
- Community groups and individuals from within the Taupo district will be eligible to apply for community grants
- Community groups/ organisations from outside the Taupo district will need to demonstrate the benefit to the local community/ward that they are applying to.
- Individuals living outside the Taupo district will not be eligible to apply for a community grant.
- An applicant must advise if they are seeking or have received funding from another source and the purpose of the funding.
- Individuals applying for a grant are required to provide documentary evidence of the event they are attending or creating, the nature of their representative selection or event, i.e. who they are representing, how they were selected, type of event.
- Previous accountabilities must be completed within 1 month of project being completed.
- Applications must be fully completed
- Individuals are not required to attach personal financials
- Individuals are required to attach a budget
- Applications will not be accepted after the advertised closing date of any funding round.
- Community grant recipients must use their grant within 12 months of receipt unless prior approval is given by Taupo District Council.
- Please note that all applications (including any personal information supplied) for community grants
- are made available to the council/committee and the public.
- Any unused grants or portion of a grant must be returned to Taupo District Council
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Partnership Agreement Eligibility
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Partnership agreement applications must meet the following eligibility criteria:
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A partnership agreement is an opportunity for groups/organisations to work with Council to deliver key outcomes that benefit the Taupō District.
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Community groups/ organisations from within and or benefit to the Taupō district will be eligible to apply for a partnership agreement.
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Partnership agreement applicants must show a longstanding relationship with Council and/or are well established in the community.
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Individuals can not apply for a partnership agreement.
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For more information, visit Taupo District Council.
For more information, visit https://www.taupodc.govt.nz/community/community-grants-and-awards/mangakino-pouakani-community-grant