Deadline: 25-Jul-25
The Marlborough District Council is accepting applications for its Community Grant Program.
These small grants are Council’s way of acknowledging the contribution of not-for-profit organisations in providing essential services which assist in developing the community at large. Council’s role is to add value to the ability of the volunteer sector to thrive and respond to community needs by providing funding assistance.
Priority Areas
- Council will consider requests for funding from community organisations providing services in the following categories in no order of priority:
- Arts & Culture
- Community Welfare and Social Services
- Heritage
- Sport and Recreation
Funding Information
- Due to demand for funds, grants will be allocated to a maximum of $10,000 per application.
Eligible Activities
- Activity that can be considered for funding include:
- Small operating grants up to $5,000 (organisations already receiving a Council operating grant excluded). Operating costs refer to coaching, rent, utilities and ongoing operating costs
- Furniture and fittings items that can be removed from the facility and not become a building asset
- Equipment
- Seeding funding for new projects/programmes
- Volunteer expenses
- Repairs and maintenance for community facilities
- Training/workshops with a community development focus that are open to the public
- Consultancy fees towards activities such as feasibility studies or engineers reports for community projects
- Community events that do not fit with the Council Commercial Events Fund or Community Events Fund (separate funds) excluding fundraising events
- Projects that promote sustainable use and enjoyment of Marlborough arts and heritage resources
- Projects that establish closer linkages between arts, heritage, and regional promotion and development (refer to strategies).
Ineligible Activities
- New building or extensions/s to current buildings
- Landscaping and carparks
- Debt servicing and retrospective funding
- Conventions, conferences, reunions, anniversaries/commemorations and tournaments
- Any Government related activities/services or costs connected with infrastructure
- All travel or costs associated with events outside of Marlborough including overseas travel
- Projects that have already received Council funding including through contracts and partnership agreements for the same activity
- Floor coverings excluding mats
- Food and catering
- Fundraising events
- Projects which fit within the environmental fund (please seek clarification if this might apply)
Eligibility Criteria
- Organisations wanting to apply for funding assistance must meet the following criteria:
- Be a not-for-profit organisation
- Iwi groups
- Provide services to the wider community or specific sectors in the community
- Be able to supply Annual Accounts
- Provide verification of charitable status (if applicable)
- Account for expenditure of funds specifically for grants received (this will affect eligibility for any future grants)
- There must be a monetary contribution from the applicant towards the cost of the activity applied for. This can be from own funds or grants from other sources
- Regional/national organisations can apply on behalf of a Marlborough group but must provide Marlborough specific costs/budget and benefits.
For more information, visit MDC.