Puketāpapa Local Grant (New Zealand)

Deadline: 17-Mar-23

The Auckland Council is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Puketapapa Local Grant Program.

Objectives

Note: these objectives relate to the local board initiatives as outlined in the local board plan:
- Improved community understanding of te ao Māori
- Communities with a sense of belonging and identity, and pride in their diversity
- Inclusive, interconnected and supportive neighbourhoods
- Places that they live, learn, work and play support us to have healthier, more active lifestyles
- Strong local youth voice and leadership
- They all take care of waterways, parks and public spaces
- Their people live more environmentally friendly lifestyles
- A well-used network of facilities and public spaces that are inviting, safe, and promote wellbeing
- Improve local skills so they match local opportunities
- Their people are able to help their communities and others.

Types of projects funded by the grant

Arts
Community
Environment
Events
Heritage
Sports and recreation.

Funding Priorities

They welcome grant applications that align with the following priorities:
- Their cultural diversity is valued and communities feel recognised and included.
- People want to learn about and contribute to their neighbourhoods and society.
- People know each other and feel safe and valued in their neighbourhoods.
- Their local character and heritage is widely celebrated and reflected through arts, culture and language.
- They provide and promote opportunities and services that support healthy and active lifestyles.
- Their community has the skills and knowledge to protect the local environment.
Higher Priority
- They will prioritise projects that:
  - demonstrate collaboration
  - also look for other funding
  - demonstrate match funding i.e. where grants are provided in exchange for equal amounts of volunteer labour, cash, or donated goods and services, up to the value of 40 per cent.
  - address two or more of the Five ways of Wellbeing outlined by the Mental Health Foundation NZ
  - support and promote volunteerism
  - encourage people to engage with their wider community
  - promote smokefree messages
  - promote zero waste practices
  - support community resilience and recovery in response to the COVID-19 crisis and demonstrate:
  - how a project will proceed at each COVID-19 alert level
  - how a group will reach the more vulnerable in their community.
Lower Priority
- They have identified the following activities as lower priority:
  - Programmes or events with entry fees.
  - Projects or events that are outside the local board area.
  - Air travel and overseas costs.
  - Catering, gifts or prizes.
  - Wages or operational costs with the exception of fees for professional and specialised services.
  - Fundraising activities for a group or organization.
  - Activities that primarily benefit a third party e.g. activity to gain money for an organisation.
- Projects and activities in schools, unless you can demonstrate:
  - benefit to the wider community
  - accessibility to the public out of school hours
  - a plan on how the project will be open to the wider community.

Funding Information

Grant Value: $2000 – $10000.

Outcomes

Their grants programme will support the following outcomes:
- Connected communities with a sense of belonging.
- Improved well-being and safety.
- A thriving local economy and good job opportunities.
- Transport choices meet their varied travel needs.
- Urban developments meet their community needs.
- Vibrant, popular parks and facilities.
- A treasured natural environment.

Eligibility Criteria

In addition to the eligibility criteria outlined in the Community Grants Policy, the Puketāpapa Local Board will not fund:
- projects and activities where funding is the responsibility of central government (e.g., core education, primary health care);
schools, unless one of the following can be demonstrated:
- community need and benefit to the wider community
- accessibility to the public out of school hours
- applicants who have failed to complete or provide a satisfactory accountability form from previous grants
- individuals or sole traders or limited liability companies; unless the benefit to the wider community can be demonstrated (please connect with the grants advisor to discuss the eligibility of your application)
- applications towards alcohol or liquor licenses.
- groups requesting funding the minimum or over the maximum amount set.
- applications for travel and accommodation outside Auckland unless there is strong evidence of benefit to the local community
- activities that promote religious ministry or political purposes (Community Grants Policy paragraph 86).

For more information, visit Puketāpapa Local Grant.