Deadline: 26 March 2025
The Creative Communities Scheme (CCS) is a fund that supports arts activities celebrating Kāpiti culture, community involvement, and our diversity, especially Toi Māori/Māori Arts.
Funding Information
- There’s about $30,000 available for artists and community organisations to support Kāpiti arts and cultural projects. The average grant is usually around $2,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for funding through CCS your arts project must:
- take place within the city or district where the application is made
- be completed within 12 months of funding being approved
- not have started or finished before CCS funding is approved.
- Individuals must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents
- Groups – must be based in New Zealand
- If you have already received funding from CCS for a project, you must complete a report on that project before making another application, unless the project is still in progress
Ineligibility Criteria
- You cannot apply for CCS funding for:
- projects without an arts focus eg, puzzles, upholstery, magic, model-making, commercial design, commercial fashion design, film festivals, fitness-based dance (such as aerobics or gymnastics or martial arts (such as tai chi or karate)
- projects within the scope of other sectors or organisations eg, arts projects in schools or other educational institutions that are the core business of that institution or are normally funded through curriculum or operating budgets
- projects that mainly deliver outcomes for other sectors, such as health, heritage, or the environment.
For more information, visit Kāpiti Coast District Council.
