Submit Applications for Maungakiekie-Tamaki Local Grant Program – New Zealand

Deadline: 1-Aug-25

The Auckland Council is excited to invite applications for its Maungakiekie-Tamaki Local Grant Program to provide contestable and discretionary community grants to local communities.

Priorities

• The Maungakiekie-Tamaki Local Board welcomes grant applications that deliver the following
• priorities:
  • Their people feel a sense of belonging and their diversity is celebrated:
    • Mana whenua and Maori are active partners and participants in local decisionmaking
    • Communities are given the opportunity to fully participate in local decision-making
  • Their arawai/waterways and whenua/land are healthy and thriving:
    • They support mana whenua and Maori to fulfil their role as kaitiaki and enhance the mauri of te taiao
    • Their ecosystems are respected, protected, and restored
  • Their facilities and open spaces are accessible, cost-effective, fit-for-purpose and welcoming to their diverse communities:
    • Community places are accessible and welcoming to the diverse communities
    • Maori culture and identity are visible
  • They have connected neighbourhoods where people feel safe in their community:
    • They encourage well planned and sustainable infrastructure that supports their growth
    • People and traffic move more freely and safely around the area
  • Their town centres are thriving, and their businesses are resilient:
    • People are empowered and have access to local employment, education and training opportunities
    • They encourage enterprise and innovation in their community

Funding Information

• Grant amount: $2000 – $10000

Expected Outcomes

• The grants programme will be targeted towards supporting the following outcomes:
  • Their people feel a sense of belonging and their diversity is celebrated
  • Their arawai/waterways and whenua/land are healthy and thriving
  • Their facilities and open spaces are accessible, cost-effective, fit-for-purpose and welcoming to the diverse communities
  • They have connected neighbourhoods where people feel safe in their community
  • Their town centres are thriving, and their businesses are resilient.

Eligible Projects

• Types of projects funded by the grant:
  • Arts
  • Community
  • Environment
  • Events
  • Heritage
  • Sports and recreation

Eligibility Criteria

• Community organisations with a formal legal structure
• Groups or individuals with no formal legal structure can apply for up to $1,000
• 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.