South Waikato District Council Grant and Loan Opportunities
Community Development Grants
Purpose of Fund
Groups can apply to this scheme if they are operating as a non-profit club or organisation. Applications that are eligible for Sports Funding and Creative Communities grant schemes are excluded from the Community Development Grant. Funding make take priority for organisations to help them get any event or programme started or to help them become self sufficient.
Closing Date
There are two funding rounds each year. The Closing Dates are Friday, 26 March 2010 and Friday 27 August 2010.
How to Apply
Funding rounds are advertised in the local community papers. Application forms are available from the South Waikato District Council offices in Putaruru and Tokoroa, the Information Centres and the District’s Public Libraries. Alternatively contact the Council’s Community Development Coordinator on (07) 885 0776.
Application Form Available Here
The following application forms are now available on this website:
Community Development Multi-year Grant
If you have an annual project you may wish to apply for a multi-year grant which will give you secured funding for up to three years.
Groups can apply to this scheme if they are operating as a non-profit club or organisation. Applications that are eligible for Sports Funding and Creative Communities grant schemes are excluded from the Community Development Grant. Funding make take priority for organisations to help them get any event or programme started or to help them become self sufficient.
Closing Date
There is one funding round each year. The Closing Date is Friday 27 August 2010.
How to Apply
Funding rounds are advertised in the local community papers. Application forms are available from the South Waikato District Council offices in Putaruru and Tokoroa, the Information Centres and the District’s Public Libraries. Alternatively contact the Council’s Community Development Coordinator on (07) 885 0776.
Creative Communities Scheme
Purpose of Fund
South Waikato District Council has a partnership with Creative New Zealand to promote, support and increase community arts and cultural activities in the South Waikato District. Any group, organisation or individual can apply (although grants are not for individual benefit). Some projects funded are: festivals, workshops, dance with art/cultural focus, music groups and theatre groups.
Application Form
Download the application for here:
Closing Dates
There are two funding rounds each year. The Closing Dates are 26 March 2010 and 27 August 2010.
How to Apply
Funding rounds are advertised in the local community papers. Application forms are available from the South Waikato District Council offices in Putaruru and Tokoroa, the Information Centres and the District’s Public Libraries. Alternatively contact the Council’s Community Development Coordinator on (07) 885 0776.
Leisure, Arts and Cultural Loan Fund
Purpose of Fund
The loan fund will be used to fund leisure, arts and culture. Loans from the above fund can be requested to the value of $20,000. Interest rates for the loans shall be set by Council on a case by case basis.
Reduced interest rates occur for the first 3 years of the loan period and then move to Council's internal borrowing rate.
Applications can be made at any time. For more information on conditions contact Council’s Community Development Manager on (07) 885 0726
