CFPs: Whau Quick Response Grant (New Zealand)

Focus Areas

• Arts
• Community
• Environment
• Events
• Heritage
• Sports and recreation

Funding Priorities

• The key areas and expected outcomes
• The priorities and the objectives you should achieve with your grant
• Which activities and projects they will give higher or lower priority to for funding.

Funding Information

• Grant amount: $500 – $2000.

Ineligible Activities

• The following activities will not be funded:
  • debt servicing or repayment
  • legal expenses
  • activities that promote religious ministry or political purposes
  • medical expenses
  • public services that are the responsibility of central government e.g. core education, health etc.
  • physical works – before the appropriate consents have been obtained
  • purchase of alcohol.

Expected Outcomes

• The grants programme supports the Whau Local Board Plan in these key areas:
  • The people
  • The environment
  • The community
  • The places
  • The economy.

Eligibility Criteria

• Community organisations with a formal legal structure
• Groups or individuals with no formal legal structure can apply for up to $1,000 (Kaipatiki Local Board will not fund individuals)
• Applicants seeking funding over $1,000 will need to nominate an umbrella organisation or
• Can apply, be accepted and be reimbursed after the project is completed.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Political parties
• Internal applicants (i.e. to fund projects, programmes or facilities run by Auckland Council or its employees)
• Auckland Council CCOs (council-controlled organisations), including facilities owned and operated by Regional Facilities Auckland (RFA)
• Organisations receiving statutory funding from council via compulsory annual levies, under the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Act (ARAFA) or comparable legislation
• Other local authorities, government agencies or public sector entities.

For more information, visit Auckland Council.