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The grant is targeted towards supporting the ongoing operational costs of key regional organisations through single or multi-year funding agreements.
An EOI is the first stage of a Strategic Relationship Grant. We recommend you contact a grants advisor to discuss your EOI well before the grant round closes. If we select your EOI, we will invite you to submit a full application.
Applicants will:
We will assess your application and decide how much funding we can contribute.
Grants delivered through our regional arts and culture grants programme support the goals and objectives of the Toi Whītiki Arts and Culture Strategic Action Plan to:
We welcome grant applications that align to the priorities described in the action plan.
We recommend you read the Toi Whītiki - Auckland's Arts and Culture Strategic Action Plan before you apply.
Read How the regional arts and culture grants programme works to check if you are eligible to apply for this fund.
On this page you will find information about:
Note: the next opportunity to submit an EOI will be after 1 July 2026.
We use a two-step application process.
The first step is to submit an EOI. We recommend you contact a grants advisor to discuss your EOI well before the grant round closes.
If we select your EOI, we will invite you to submit a full application and present to an assessment panel.
Our Regional Arts and Culture Grant supports:
Check the Regional Arts and Culture project grants page to find out if you are eligible to apply.
Find out more about How the regional arts and culture grants programme works.
Visit Community Grants Policy and programmes to: