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.