Grants and Funding
Horowhenua District Council operates and administers funding on behalf of other agencies or directly, with the aim of assisting community growth and wellbeing through the enhancement of services. Council acknowledges the benefits provided by our community groups, organisations and clubs with funding available through the following schemes:
| Grant |
Advertise By Date |
Closing Date |
Project Begin Date |
Funds Uplifted By |
| Creative NZ (Round 2 of 2) for the 2011-12 Financial Year |
January 2012 |
24 February 2012 |
After 19 March 2012 |
31 March of following year (or forfeited) |
| Creative NZ (Round 1 of 2) for the 2012-13 Financial Year |
July 2012 |
31 August 2012 |
To be advised |
31 March (or forfeited) |
| Creative NZ (Round 2 of 2) for the 2012-13 Financial Year |
January 2013 |
22 February 2013 |
To be advised |
31 March of following year (or forfeited) |
| Rural Halls |
Applications posted out to each Hall Society Secretary |
31 July |
Not applicable |
31 May |
| HDC General Grants |
June |
31 July |
Not applicable |
31 May |
| HDC Traditional Grants |
Application should be submitted in writing
to the Scheme Administrator |
|
Not applicable |
Pay April - May each year
|
| Local Event Marketing Grants |
June |
31 July |
Not applicable |
31 March |
A sum of $44,000 is provided for the 2012-13 financial year to assist organisations in the district that are charitable, non-profitable and dependent on community support. Eligible groups are ones that provide a community service free of charge and have no other source of funds or have limited revenue-generating capacity.
The availability of the fund is publicly advertised each June with applications closing at 5.00 pm on the last working day of July. The closure date for the lodgement of hard-copy applications is Tuesday, 31 July 2012.
Applications are considered by the General Grants and Rural Halls Subcommittee in late August with their recommendations going to the next meeting of Council for ratification.
Applicants will then be notified of the outcome of their application in either September or October.
Successful applicants are required to complete a General Grants Accountability Form (pdf, 4 pages, 37 KB) certifying the funds have been correctly used.
Applying for a General Grant
An Application Form and the Criteria applying to this fund is available for downloading below. Please note that the Criteria should be read in conjunction with the Application Form.
General Grants Application Form (pdf, 4 pages, 41.5 KB)
A sum of $25,000 is provided each financial year to assist rural hall societies, etc. to maintain their halls to an appropriate standard. This amount also covers insurance for the replacement of the building.
Each hall society is contacted each year (normally June) and invited to make application to the fund.
Applications close at 5.00 pm on the last working day in July. The closure date for the lodgement of hard-copy applications is Tuesday, 31 July 2012.
Applications are considered by the General Grants and Rural Halls Subcommittee in August with their recommendations going to the next meeting of Council for ratification.
Applicants will then be notified of the outcome of their application in either September or October.
Successful applicants are required to complete an accountability form (pdf, 30 KB) certifying the funds have been correctly used.
Applying for a Rural Hall Grant
An Application Form and Criteria for a Rural Hall Grant is available for download below.
Rural Hall Application Form (pdf, 5 pages, 58.2 KB)
A sum of $4,000 is provided each financial year to assist residents of the Horowhenua District who have been selected to represent New Zealand at an international sporting or arts and culture event.
Applications may be made on an ongoing basis throughout the year (1 July to 30 June) but must be applied for prior to the event taking place.
Grants range from $200 - $500 per person depending on the event and where it is located. Grants can be made on a team basis where more than one resident of the district is attending the same event.
Successful applicants are required to submit a report on the event they attended, commenting on the benefits that will result for the local sport or arts and culture organisation.
If required, Council will supply a pack of information that can be used to promote the district while at the event.
Applying for an International Representation Grant
An International Representation Grant Application Form and Criteria applying to this fund is available for download below.
International Representation Grant Application Form and Criteria (pdf, 7 pages, 300 KB)
The Horowhenua District Council has made available a sum of money that is paid annually to local residents associations (to assist them with operating costs) and rural schools with pools (as a possible source of water for fire fighting).
Grants are paid annually in April of each year.
Applying for an HDC Traditional Grant
Applications should be submitted in writing to the Special Projects Officer if you wish to apply for funding from this source.
A sum of $15,900 is provided for the 2012/13 financial year to assist local organisations to promote events outside the District in an effort to draw more visitors to the event and the region.
Advertised in June each year, applications close at 5.00 pm on the last working day in July. The closure date for the lodgement of hard-copy applications is Tuesday, 31 July 2012.
The Marketing Grants Subcommittee considers applications in August with their recommendations going to the next meeting of Council for ratification.
Applicants will then be notified of the outcome of their application in either September or October.
Successful applicants are required to complete an accountability form certifying the funds have been correctly used.
Applying for a Local Events Marketing Grant
An Application for the Local Events Marketing Grant Fund and Criteria applying to this fund and an Accountability Form are available for download below.
Application for Local Events Marketing Grant (pdf, 8 pages, 52.8 KB)
Accountability Form (pdf, 24 KB)
The Horowhenua District Council administers the Creative Communities NZ Scheme on behalf of Creative NZ.
Twice a year Council is allocated approximately $12,000 by Creative NZ to be used to assist organisations to fund projects that increase access to or participation in the Arts. There are two funding rounds each year. Applications close on 28 February and 31 August, with the funding rounds having been publicly notified the previous month.
A special committee comprising representatives of Council, Iwi, and members of the public with an interest in arts and culture, consider the applications with the outcome being notified approximately six weeks after the close off date.
The Creative Communities Scheme has been reviewed by Creative NZ. The changes made took effect from 1 July 2010 and involve an updated application form and guide to applicants. Council's CCS Administrator has provided a background to these changes as they affect this district.
Assessment of the Review Undertaken by Creative New Zealand (pdf, 2 pages, 15 KB)
Further information on the Creative Communities Scheme can be obtained by visiting the Creative New Zealand website - www.creativenz.govt.nz.
Applying for Creative Communities New Zealand Funding
An updated Creative Communities Application Form and an Accountability Form are available for download below.
Application Form Creative Communities Scheme (pdf, 12 pages, 130 KB)
Application Form Creative Communities Scheme (Word, 12 pages, 266 KB)
Accountability Form (pdf, 29 KB)
Creative New Zealand requires all successful applicants who receive funding from the Creative New Zealand Local Arts Funding Scheme to acknowledge the source of funding received by including their logo on any promotional material undertaken with their project. This can cover pamphlets, brochures, programmes and tickets or standard advertising of the activity, etc.
The logo for the Horowhenua District can be accessed and downloaded from Creative Communities Scheme Logos.
Grant Allocations for the 2009/10 Year (pdf, 15 KB)
Grant Allocations for the 2008/09 Year (pdf, 16 KB)