Waitematā Accommodation Grant (New Zealand)

Deadline: 14-Mar-25

The Auckland Council is pleased to announce the Waitematā Accommodation Grant for accommodation grants to cover rental and/or lease payments, Auckland Council rates and regular, ongoing venue hire costs.

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
• 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: $2500 – $20,000

Grant Criteria 

• Applicants are a community organisation, as outlined in the Community Grants Policy.
• Accommodation costs applied for are for the following financial year starting 1 July.
• Evidence of the accommodation costs is provided.
• The organisation has been operating for a full financial year prior to the application date and must provide its last full year financial statements and/or audited accounts.
• The accommodation is located in and primarily benefits the Waitematā Local Board area.
• If the applicant is requesting a grant for a venue that has an Auckland Council community lease or community occupancy agreement, the council’s approval for the sub-lease or hireage needs to be verified by the applicant.

Who can apply?

• 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 (such as setting fees at a level that exclude most people who might want to participate).
• 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

Exclusions

• Applicants requesting more than the maximum grant amount
• Liquor Licenses
• Private entertainment
• Purchase of vehicles (other significant asset purchases may also be declined)
• Applicants who have failed to complete or provide a satisfactory Accountability Report from previous grants from any Local Board.

For more information, visit Auckland Council.