Deadline: 25-Mar-22
Auckland Council has launched Hibiscus and Bays Local Grants that help groups and organizations to provide activities, projects, programmes, initiatives, and events that make a positive contribution to the community within the local board area.
Objectives
- Strengthens business resilience and economic benefits
- Produces local benefits, caters for local participation, and increased visitors to the area
- Show collaboration, the pooling of resources and benefits to multiple community groups and audiences
- Encourages and fosters increased resilience, connectedness, and wellbeing in the communities and environment
Priorities
- A connected community
- A strong local economy
- A protected and enhanced environment
- Open spaces to enjoy
- Transport choices
Types of projects funded by the grant
Funding Information
- $2000 – $10000
Exclusions
- Applicants who have had one successful grant application within the current financial year from the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board unless there are mitigating circumstances
- Ongoing administrative costs
- Churches and Educational Institutions, except where these groups can demonstrate the wider community benefit
- Activities that do not relate to one or more of the local board plan initiatives
- Activities or projects where the funding responsibility lies with another organization or central government
- Prizes for sports and other events (except trophies)
- Commercial business enterprises and educational institutions by the Council’s Community Grants Policy
- Applications to fund projects, programmes, or facilities run by Auckland Council or its employees
- Auckland Council CCO’s or organizations who receive funding from the Auckland Regional Amenities Fund
- Applications for activities, events, or projects outside of the local board area
- Commitment to ongoing funding or financial support
- Applications to subsidize rentals, reduce debt, or payment of rates unless it is a transitional grant
- Applications for the purchase or subsidy of alcohol or costs associated with staging after–match functions
- Grants for the sole purpose of an individual
- Family reunions
- Debt servicing
- Legal expenses
- Activities whose purpose serves to promote religious, political, or contentious messages
- Medical expenses
- The Hibiscus and Bays Local Board will not consider grants for financial assistance except the high-value Transitional Rate grants recipients 2021/2022
For more information, visit Auckland Council.
For more information, visit https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/grants-community-support-housing/grants/grants-calendar/Pages/grant-details.aspx?itemID=15
