Deadline: 31-Aug-22
The Horowhenua District Council is inviting applications for the Community Development Grant Program to provide funding to community not-for-profit or voluntary organisations for Community and Social development programmes that support innovative solutions to community driven needs.
These programmes must also contribute to the Horowhenua District Council’s Strong Communities Nga Hapori Kia Kaha – Community Wellbeing Strategy, 2021 – 2024. The vision of this strategy is for Horowhenua to be a safe, vibrant, inclusive and connected community.
Funding Information
- $60,000 will be available in two funding rounds from the Horowhenua Community Development Grant.
Criteria
- Criteria Applications must clearly demonstrate a link to all of the following criteria
- This application is for a Community and Social development programme that supports an innovative solution to a community driven need.
- The applicant must be a recognised and active community, not for profit organisation formally constituted as an Incorporated Society or Charity, (or whose parent body is formally constituted)
- The programme should be locally significant and of benefit to the people of Horowhenua.
- The programme or project must occur within the ten month period of October 2022 to July 2023
- Accountability reports for all previous grant allocations from this grant source must be completed.
- Applications must also clearly demonstrate support of at least one of the following Horowhenua District Council’s Strong Communities Ngā Hapori Kia Kaha – Community Wellbeing Strategy, 2021 – 2024 key principles;
- Collective Action – Community-led development is both an outcome and a way of doing things. It is one way of achieving Horowhenua’s community wellbeing vision of Horowhenua being a safe, vibrant, inclusive and connected community. Council’s role is to create conditions that enable community-led development to flourish and enable people and organisations to work collaboratively to achieve common objectives. The communities have completed projects or advocacy efforts that will drive ongoing mahi in future neighbourhoods.
- Sense of Community – Promote inclusion, reduce discrimination and remove barriers to opportunity and participation, particularly for disadvantaged groups. They have an important role to play in promoting equity and fairness, which is crucial for improving the wellbeing of all people in Horowhenua. One of the strengths is that they have strategic tools and levers to achieve positive change on a large scale. The communities identify with their neighbourhoods, feel connected and support one another.
- Social Cohesion – Social cohesion involves building shared values and communities that anticipate opportunities, reducing disparities in wealth and income, and generally enabling people to have a sense that they are engaged in a common purpose, facing shared challenges, and that they are of the same community. Council’s role is to foster and advocate for such opportunities. The communities have the willingness and competency to work cooperatively.
For more information, visit https://www.horowhenua.govt.nz/CommunityPlaces/Grants-Community-Funding/Council-Facilitated-Grants/Community-Development-Grant