Deadline: 21-Oct-22
The Marlborough District Council is seeking applications for its Community Grants Program.
Purpose
- Council acknowledges 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.
Funding Information
- Due to demand for funds, grants will be allocated to a maximum of $10,000 per application.
Eligible Sectors
Sectors Eligible for Funding 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
What can be funded?
- One application per organisation per year can be considered for funding.
- Partnership projects can be applied for by an umbrella organisation – applicants must be not for profit.
- An organisation can make an applicatiits their own as webe being the umbrella organisation for a partnership project.
- Projects must be of direct benefit to people of the Marlborough district.
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Activity that can be considered for funding include:
- Small operating grants up to $5,000 (organisations already receiving a Council operating grant excluded)
- Funding for unforeseen circumstances
- 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 Recreation Events Programme 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
Eligibility Criteria
Organisations wanting to apply for funding assistance must meet the following criteria:
- Be not-for-profitit organisation
- Provide services to the wider community or specific sectors in the community
- Be able to supply verified Annual Accounts
- Provide verification of charitable status (if applicable)
- Account for expenditure of funds specifically for grant 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 and benefits.
For more information, visit Marlborough District Council.
For more information, visit https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/our-community/grants-and-awards/marlborough-district-council-community-grants
