Community Board Local Funding
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Funding guidelines
What will be funded:
- the delivery of an activity, project, programme or event
- groups whose membership covers no more than two Auckland city community board areas and/or whose application will
benefit no more than two Auckland city community board areas
- initiatives with a start and an end date (after 1 October and before 30 September)
- promoting or advertising your group or its services
- recognition of the contribution volunteers will make to the project
- training of staff or volunteers
- networking
- business planning
- small equipment purchases that will enable your group to do what it does better
- new initiatives that your group is undertaking.
What will not be funded:
- groups whose membership covers more than two Auckland city community board areas and/or whose application will benefit
more than two Auckland city community board areas
- activities that are not held or provided within Auckland city boundaries
- projects started or purchases made before funding is granted (ie before 1 October)
- initiatives eligible for central government contract funding
- philanthropic agencies or initiatives
- refreshments and catering, although we will consider these costs (within reason) if it is a way of recognising your volunteers' contribution
to the application
- debt servicing
- accommodation costs, unless they relate to the hire of a venue for a specific event
- air travel or hotel/motel expenses
- motorised vehicles or other substantial equipment purchases
- activities promoting party political goals or initiatives
- costs associated with legal action
- building and renovation costs
- salaries
- religious ministry.
How to apply
The 2008 funding round closed at 5pm Friday 11 July 2008.
Application form
The application form will be available for downloading when the next round
opens.
The current guidelines are available for downloading in PDF format:
Community board local fund 2008 - Funding
guidelines (350kb PDF)
To view PDFs download Acrobat Reader from the
Adobe website.
Further help on how to view PDFs.
Alternatively you can contact us to be
put on the mailing list and posted a copy when the next round opens.
Deadline
It is important to ensure that your application is received at the Auckland City Council Queen Street office before 5pm on the closing date.
We cannot accept late applications, whether by post, courier or hand delivered; they will be returned unprocessed. We do not accept
applications by fax or email.
Who to talk to
If you have a query about what a question on the form means, you can contact us and talk to one of
our community service advisers. They can clarify anything you're not sure about but will not fill in the form for you.
Post to:
Auckland City Council
Arts, Community and Recreation Services
Private Bag 92516
Wellesley Street
Auckland 1141
Or
Courier to:
Arts, Community and Recreation Services
Auckland City Council
Level 5
360 Queen Street
Auckland
What happens
to your application
July and August
- applications arrive at Auckland City Council's Queen Street office before the deadline
- applications are prepared for assessment and are allocated to an assessor
- the assessor will check your group's funding file to see whether you have been accountable for previous grants. They will
contact the person who completed the application form for more information about the group and the application (this person must be
contactable during the assessment period)
- assessor's recommendations on each application are prepared to be put to each community board.
September and October
- each of Auckland city's 10 community boards meet between late September and early October to make the final decision on whether
or not a group should receive funding. View details of all committee and community board meetings
- following each community board meeting, unsuccessful applicants are advised of the community board's decision
- cheques are issued to successful groups approximately two weeks after the community board meeting
- because the boards meet on different dates, one group may receive notification of the outcome of their application before another
- details of the successful applications are published. View funds allocated for the 2007 funding round.
General advice from the assessment team
- attend one of our free information sessions so that you are clear on what will and will not be funded. Community advisors attend each session and
can talk to you one-on-one about your application and any difficulties you may be having completing the application form
- do not leave the completion of your application until the last minute. Give yourself plenty of time to think about the information that is required
and to assemble the necessary quotations and financial information that is requested
- contact us and speak to a community advisor for assistance, or make an appointment to see them if you
have any queries about your eligibility or about completing the application form
- make a copy of your application form for your own records before you submit it. The information will be right in front of you when the assessor
calls and if your application is successful it will be useful as a good example of how to complete future applications for funding
- in order to ensure that your application meets the deadline, do not rely on posting it the day before.
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