Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Grant in New Zealand

• The Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board will prioritise applications that align to the healthy environment principles including:
  • Support and promote local events and campaigns that encourage emergency preparedness, foster resilience and social connection locally; strengthen community capacity to respond to the effects of COVID-19
  • Promoting safe neighbourhoods, active living in family friendly places and events that are:
    • smoke and vape free, alcohol and drug free
    • zero-waste
    • promoting healthy options for food and drink, including water as the first choice
    • promotion of active lifestyles
  • Applications from residents and community groups residing in, or where there are large numbers of the members of organisations who are from /based in Otara-Papatoetoe
  • Applications that prioritise positive outcomes for mana whenua
  • Projects or activities which reduce and address the impact of climate change

Lower Priorities 

• They will also consider applications for other services, projects, events and activities. However, these may be considered a lower priority.
  • Ticketed events, commercial events or events that promote a brand or company
  • The purchase of assets, gear and equipment with limited future use or wider benefit to the community
  • Feasibility studies, need analysis, project plan development.
  • Applicant is not making any financial contribution of their own to the project
  • Applicant has not considered other sources of funding for their project
  • Applicant has the capacity to access funding from other sources
  • In principle, salaries are not funded, however the board may consider project facilitator fees as one-off costs subject to the purpose of the project