Community Group Assistance Funding (CGAF)

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Introduction

Auckland City Council recognises that community groups, through their diverse range of activities, make a major contribution to our multicultural city. The community group assistance fund was created to support the processes and activities that enable people to get together and work to improve their communities.

Funding is granted to increase community groups' capacity by building on their human resources, knowledge and expertise. Auckland City Council hopes that this will increase the opportunities and choices of people of all cultures and incomes in community services and facilities, cultural, leisure, sports and arts.

The priorities of the fund are:

to increase the number of people involved in community, sport and recreational activities
to promote and support diversity in terms of ethnicity, culture, age, ability and lifestyle
to encourage activities that allow communities to express their diversity
to assist activities that encourage and support volunteers
to support innovative approaches to meet new community needs
to support activities that address disadvantage or respond to particular needs
to assist sustainable groups that will be accountable for public monies.

Funds available for distribution

The total funding pool is $360,000. The average grant given is between $2,000 and $3,000.

See also the community group assistance policy which covers the various types of assistance it gives to community groups, including grants.