Deadline: 28-Feb-25
The Auckland Council is seeking applications for the Waitematā Local Grant Programme.
Priorities
- Higher Priorities
- The Waitematā Local Board will prioritise applications which address:
- Inequality and lack of opportunity
- Community action for climate change
- Community action on environmental and biodiversity issues
- Empowering women and girls
- Smoke-free programmes and events
- Sustainable solutions for homelessness
- Waste minimisation
- Heritage recognition and storytelling
- Building community resilience
- The Waitematā Local Board will prioritise applications which address:
- Lower Priorities
- The Waitematā Local Board will also consider applications for other services, projects, events and activities which may be considered a lower priority on a case by case basis.
- The Waitematā Local Board has identified the following as lower priorities:
- Activities that have limited benefit to communities inside the Waitematā Local Board area
- Commercial entities and promotion of commercial entities
- Ongoing operation costs including, wages and salaries, with the exception of fees for and specialised services delivering specialised programmes.
- Prizes
- Travel expenses, including vehicle expenses
- Ticketed events
Funding Information
- Grant value: $3000 – $10000
Eligible Projects
- Arts
- Community
- Environment
- Events
- Heritage
- Sports and recreation
Eligibility Criteria
- Community organisations
- The primary beneficiaries of community grants will be not-for-profit, charitable and voluntary organisations. These groups are often referred to collectively as ‘community organisations’ because they are established with the primary purpose of providing a benefit to the wider community.
- Community organisations generally display the following characteristics:
- A not-for-profit organisation, or an association of individuals whose primary aim is providing services and benefits to the community at large
- Membership or participation is available to anyone who wishes to join
- May be a special interest or advocacy group for a particular section of the community, but the group or organisation should not impose restrictions upon membership
- Auckland Council will prioritise grant funding for community organisations as they recognise that their primary purpose is to provide community benefits and they may have limited revenue streams and/or opportunities to raise funds to pay for the valuable work they do.
- Individuals and groups with no formal legal structure
- Individuals and groups with no formal legal structure may apply for grants of up to $1,000 through the local grants programmes, except where individual local boards have specifically stated otherwise.
- Commercial entities
- Commercial entities – e.g. Limited Liability Companies – may apply for grants in certain circumstances, except where individual local boards or governing body committees have specifically stated they will not consider applications from such entities.
- Social innovation and social enterprise
- Auckland Council welcomes grant applications from social enterprises delivering outcomes for the communities. Social enterprises are hybrid organisations that trade goods and services in order to achieve their social, environmental, economic or cultural goals. There are a variety of legal structures which social enterprises can adopt, including but not limited to:
- Charitable Trusts
- Limited Liability Companies
- Incorporated Societies
- Cooperatives or Unions
- Auckland Council welcomes grant applications from social enterprises delivering outcomes for the communities. Social enterprises are hybrid organisations that trade goods and services in order to achieve their social, environmental, economic or cultural goals. There are a variety of legal structures which social enterprises can adopt, including but not limited to:
For more information, visit Auckland Council.