Annual Grants
Annual grants provide financial assistance to community based non-profit organisations providing a service to the general public of the Whakatane District.
The amount available this year is:
- $29,000 for general applications - $21,000 of the $50,000 available was allocated in 2009 for a 3 year period under the Multi Funding Scheme
- Nil - all of the $60,000 was allocated under the Multi Funding scheme in 2009 for a 3 year period to organisations that provide water safety activities.
Who can Apply?
Any community groups or voluntary organisations based in the Whakatane District can apply for a grant from the fund.
This year the fund also includes Multiple Year Funding to provide medium-term funding security to organisations over a three-year period. The Multi Year funding runs in conjunction with the LTCCP - this year it will only apply for the remaining two years - 2010 and 2011.
How and When to Apply
Applications for Annual Grants open now and close on Friday, 30 July 2010.
Application forms for the grants are listed below or available from one of the Council Offices.
Multi year (2 years) annual grant application form - (doc.351kb)
Single year annual grant application form - (doc,338kb)
Completed application forms should be sent to:
Chief Executive
Whakatane District Council
Private Bag 1002
Whakatane 3158
How Your Application is Assessed
A sub-committee consisting of three Councillors meets in mid September to consider all applications received by the closing date and allocates the funds at that meeting. Applicants are notified of the decision within a week of that meeting.
Decisions are made against the following criteria
- only charitable social organisations domiciled in the Whakatane District area and providing a service to the general public of the Whakatane District are eligible for consideration for annual financial grants. This excludes sporting and cultural organisations since applications for funding of such bodies may be made annually to the SPARC and Creative New Zealand Funding Schemes
- priority will be given to groups within the District that have a high volunteer base and groups that provide a community service for the residents of the District
- organisations which do not provide an Organisation Receipt Form for the previous year’s allocation will not be considered for funding in the following year
- no retrospective funding applications will be considered
- partially completed applications will not be accepted.
Examples of successful applications for 2009 include the following:
For General Applications
- travel/fuel
- training/conference
- overhead costs
- wages/ salary
- building lease
- security service
- purchase of books
- stationery/laptop
- promotion
- sewage connection
- grounds maintenance.
For Water Safety:
- radio operator's salary
- surf lifesaving administration
- paid surf lifesaving services.
Accountability
Recipients of Community Grants are required to complete an organisational receipt form within which they must:
- specify how the grant was spent and attach evidence of expenditure such as receipts, invoices or signed statements by the club's accountant
- report the benefits of having received the assistance.
Need Further Assistance?
For further information about annual grants look at the Community Funding Policy or contact email the Administration Officer - Community or phone 07 306 0500.