Deadline: 31-Mar-25
Taupō District Council is inviting applications for the Taupō/Taupō East Rural Community Grant to provide funding support for a project that benefits the community.
This community grant is for organisations and individuals in the Taupō and Taupō East Rural wards. This funding is distributed by the Taupō/Taupō East Rural Grant Distribution Committee.
Funding Information
- There is a total of $150,000 to be allocated during this funding round, and applicants can apply for a maximum of $5,000.
What you can apply for?
- Funding may be used for but not limited to the following purposes:
- Materials & supplies
- Equipment and uniforms retained by club/organisation
- Advertising costs
- Venue or equipment hire
- Rent
- Salaries & wages
- Travel
- Accommodation
- Operational costs
- Maintenance of equipment or facilities
What you can’t apply for?
- Capital improvements to facilities not owned by the applicant
- Food/catering for an event
- Insurance
- Subscriptions
- Services or projects seeking to promote commercial, political or religious objectives
- Costs associated with fundraising events where profits are redistributed to another group
- Debt servicing or repayment
- Legal expenses
- Medical expenses
- Public services that are the responsibility of central government (e.g. core education, primary health care)
- Purchase of alcohol
- Prize money
- Equipment and uniforms retained by individuals
Eligibility Criteria
- These criteria determine whether an individual, group or organisation is eligible to apply for funding under the community funding programme. The criteria vary depending on the type of fund that the applicant is requesting funding from:
- Strategic Partnership Fund: the applicant must be a not-for-profit, charitable organisation who will use the funds to benefit the local community (irrespective of where the organisation is based). An applicant who has previously received funding from Council must have fulfilled all its obligations and requirement under the previous funding agreement.
- Accelerator Fund: the applicant must be a not-for-profit, charitable organisation who will use the funds to benefit the local community (irrespective of where the organisation is based). An applicant who has previously received funding from Council must have fulfilled all its obligations and requirement under the previous funding agreement.
- Community Grant Funds: the applicant must be a not-for-profit, charitable organisation or an individual who will use the funds to benefit the local community (irrespective of where the organisation or individual is based or resides). The applicant must also use the funds contribute to one or more of the community outcomes. An applicant who has previously received funding from Council must have fulfilled all its obligations and requirement under the previous funding agreement.
For more information, visit Taupō District Council.