Kaupapa Here me ngā Hōtaka Takuhetanga ā-Hapori Community Grants Policy and programmes

Our Community Grants Policy guides the allocation of local and regional grants to those involved in the delivery of projects, activities and services that benefit Aucklanders.

The Community Grants Policy has three main grant types:

• local grant programmes - each local board has now adopted a grants programme
• regional grant programmes
• multi-board grants: applicants can apply to three or more local boards for the same project. Applicants will need to apply to the local board with the earliest closing date.

These grant types support:

• arts
• events
• community
• sport and recreation
• environment
• heritage.

Each local board has adopted a grant programme.

The programmes detail:

• desired outcomes and priorities of the local board
• grant schemes offered by each board
• minimum and maximum grant amounts
• grant round dates
• any additional accountability requirements.

You can view and download each board's grant programme.

A guide to local board grant programmes is available to help you before you begin to fill out the online application form.

Regional grant programmes include:

• Regional Arts and Culture Grants Programme
• Ngā Hapori Momoho - Thriving Communities Grant
• Regional Environment and Natural Heritage Grant   
• Regional Events Fund
• Regional Historic Heritage Grant Programme
• Regional Sport and Recreation Grant Programme: used for a range of programmes, projects and activities that encourage Aucklanders to be more active, more often. It cannot be used for capital funding and development of new or existing facilities.

Other grant programmes

• Creative Communities Scheme
• Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund
• Waterway Protection Fund
• Major event funding: funding for major events is available through Tātaki Auckland Unlimited. Visit Tātaki Auckland Unlimited for more information.

For more information and to find a grant online, see our Grants page.

If you have received a grant from us since 1 July 2013 you will need to submit an accountability report online, attaching your receipts.

This shows us how you have used your grant.

If you do not submit the report by the due date and time, your group will not be eligible for further funding from us.

You can access the accountability report form, and see when it is due, on the SmartyGrants website (log in and then click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the page).

If your account is locked, it may be because you have not submitted the form by the due date.

Contact us and ask to speak to your local community grants advisor.

If you have not spent all of a grant

If you have not spent all of a grant when you have completed your project, event, activity or programme, you must return the unspent portion.

Contact us and ask to speak to a community grants advisor.