Regional Arts and Culture Grant: Business Capacity and Development (New Zealand)

This grant programme’s priority will be achieved through the development of:

• strategic, business and marketing plans
• feasibility studies
• organisational development
• digital development activities

Funding Priorities

• They welcome grant applications that align to the following priorities:
  • all Aucklanders can access and participate in arts and culture
  • Auckland values and invests in arts and culture
  • a network of vibrant arts and culture organisations and facilities
  • arts and culture is intrinsic to Auckland’s ‘place-making’
  • Auckland celebrates a unique cultural identity
  • Auckland has a robust and flourishing creative economy

Funding Information

• Grant value: $3000 – $25,000

Outcomes

• Grants delivered through this programme support the implementation of the goals and objectives of Toi Whītiki – Arts and Culture Strategic Action Plan to:
  • integrate arts and culture into our everyday lives, and
  • create a culturally rich and creative Auckland.

Eligibility Criteria

• Your group or organisation is eligible for funding if it meets the criteria for regional funding, and does one or more of the following:
  • represents specific art forms at the regional level
  • fulfils a ‘sector infrastructure’ role for arts and culture in Auckland, like through strategic advocacy, capacity and capability building
  • delivers programming to an Auckland-wide audience
  • is an iwi or other Māori organisation, involved in arts and culture activity
  • delivers arts and cultural experiences to under-served populations
  • delivers arts and cultural experiences in non-traditional settings.

For more information, visit Auckland Council.