Deadline: 14-Oct-22
The Auckland Council is seeking applications for its Regional Historic Heritage Grant to encourage best practice and community involvement in the care of our regional heritage sites and places.
The Programme aims to preserve and enhance historic heritage as a legacy to pass on to future generations. Heritage reinforces the sense of history and place, is central to their wellbeing, and helps define what is unique and distinctive about Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland.
Priorities
Funding priorities for 2022/2023:
- Conservation of regionally significant historic heritage places
- Conservation of at-risk historic heritage places, including initiatives which address the impacts of climate change
- Supporting kaitiakitanga of Māori cultural heritage places
- Heritage and character in town centres
- Support the retention and maintenance of notable trees
They will also consider applications for other services, projects, events, and activities. However, these may be considered a lower priority. The following activities are identified as lower priorities for the 2022/2023 round:
- Heritage interpretation (i.e., brochures, signs etc)
- Conservation of moveable heritage (i.e., objects in museums)
- Movable heritage items subject to evidence that the object would be stored and exhibited within the Auckland region in a manner that will ensure its long-term protection.
Funding Information
The fund has one funding round per year, where applicants can request up to $50,000 per project.
Example projects
- Maintenance and repair of historic heritage places
- Restoration of historic heritage places, including seismic strengthening works
- Kaitiakitanga of Māori cultural heritage places
- Restoration projects that contribute to the cultural values of Māori heritage sites scheduled in the Auckland Unitary Plan (Schedule 12) and Auckland Council District Plan (HGI) (Schedule 1f)
- Works that support the long-term health and retention of notable trees
- Repairs/restoration to historic graves
Outcomes
The Regional Historic Heritage Grants Programme will be targeted towards projects which meet at least one of the following outcome areas:
- Regulations and policies in the Auckland Unitary Plan and District Plan (HGI) are supported by incentives to protect and conserve significant historic heritage places
- Auckland Council, Mana Whenua, community organisations, and property owners work together to support kaitiakitanga and stewardship of historic heritage
- Aucklanders see council’s investment in historic heritage
- Historic heritage grants unlock private and community investment in heritage conservation
Eligibility Criteria
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Applications will be open to individual private owners, iwi or Māori groups, community groups, trusts and other organisations that contribute to the protection and improvement of regionally significant historic heritage places, sites or areas. Projects can be undertaken on public, private or Māori land. Places which are owned by council are not eligible for funding, even if a community group is responsible for the place’s maintenance. To be eligible for funding, a project must meet at least one criterion for regional significance, as below:
- Historic heritage places that are included in one of the schedules of the Auckland Unitary Plan including the Historic Heritage Schedule, Sites of Significance to Mana Whenua, contributing sites within a Historic Heritage Area, contributing buildings within a Special Character Area and trees included in the Notable Trees Schedule, or
- Historic heritage places that are in the Auckland Council District Plan – Hauraki Gulf Islands (HGI) Section – Heritage appendices, archaeological sites, buildings, objects, properties and places of special value, Māori heritage sites or trees, or
- Historic heritage places that are unscheduled but have/are demonstrated to be of regional significance, subject to evidence that the site has interim protection through heritage covenants as well as a letter from the applicants/owners confirming support for scheduling the site under the relevant heritage overlay.
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=46
