Deadline: 30-Oct-20
Marlborough District Council’s Community Grants Program is inviting not for profit organizations to contribute 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.
Categories
Council will consider requests for funding from community organizations providing services in the following categories (in no order of priority):
- Arts & Culture;
- Community Welfare and Social Services;
- Environment;
- Heritage;
- Sport and Recreation.
Funding Information
- Grants will be allocated to a maximum of $10,000 per application.
Funded Activities
Activity that can be considered for funding include:
- Small operating grants up to $5,000 (organizations 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 for 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 – 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.
What can’t be funded?
- New buildings or extension/s to current buildings;
- Landscaping and carparks;
- Debt Servicing;
- Conventions, conferences, reunions and tournaments;
- School based curriculum programmes;
- Retrospective funding;
- 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 new environmental fund (please seek clarification if this might
apply).
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations wanting to apply for funding assistance must meet the following criteria:
- Be a not for profit organization;
- 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 organizations can apply on behalf of a Marlborough group but must provide Marlborough specific costs and benefits.
For more information, visit https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/our-community/grants-and-awards/marlborough-district-council-community-grants