Deadline: 31-Aug-23
The Horowhenua Community Development Fund provides funding to community not-for-profit or voluntary organisations for Community and Social development programmes that support innovative solutions to community driven needs.
Applications must also clearly demonstrate a link to 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.
- Sense of community – Promote inclusion, reduce discrimination and remove barriers to opportunity and participation, particularly for disadvantaged groups.
- 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.
What can I apply for?
- Materials or supplies needed to run your event,
- Venue or equipment hire,
- Personnel and administrative costs for short-term projects,
- Promotion and publicity of your event.
- Costs may vary depending on the nature of your organisation.
What does the fund does not support?
- Central Government and other organisations that have significant means of regular income,
- Organisations needing considerable capital funding,
- Community and Social Development programmes,
- Organisational operating expenses.
Who can apply?
- These grants are open to any not-for-profit group/organisation who provide services to Horowhenua Residents.
- The project or programme must demonstrate collaboration across community organisations.
- The applicant must be a recognised an active community organisation that is either Not-for-Profit or Voluntary.
- The project or programme should be locally significant, of benefit to the people of Horowhenua and enhance community wellbeing.
- Projects or events must be clearly defined with a beginning and end, occur for a limited time but are not regularly scheduled, i.e. weekly cultural activity classes. The programme must demonstrate collaboration across community organisations.
- The programme or project must be completed within the nine-month period of funds allocated.
Ineligible
- Individuals
- Central Government and other organisations that have significant means of regular income,
- Organisations needing considerable capital funding
- Organisation operating expenses
- One off events
For more information, visit Horowhenua District Council.