Grant Funding

1. Community Development and Pride of Place Fund

The Community Development and Pride of Place Policy 2024 is designed to support community and voluntary organisations whose initiatives and outcomes directly contribute to achieving Councils vision “We are proud of the place we call home. Ruapehu celebrates its diverse communities who are connected to their environment and each other”, as well as Councils Wellbeing Framework which are outlined in the principles section of the Community Development and Pride of Place Fund policy.

The Fund

The fund is for $110,000 per year for the 2024-2034 Long Term Plan Triennium. $10,000 minimum is ring-fenced to community halls.

Funding Round

Applications will be assessed in line with this policy and the Councils Wellbeing Framework on a case-by-case basis until funding for the respective financial year has been fully allocated. For more information including an application form see the Document Links panel below or email Candice or contact her via your local Council office.

2. Creative Communities Grant Funding

If you are involved with any activity or project, that increases participation in the arts and culture at a local level, you may be eligible for grant funding from the Creative New Zealand Communities Scheme.

Creative Communities grant funding is available for any arts based activity and includes such things as increasing the range and diversity of arts and culture available to local communities, or any project that enhances or strengthens the local arts sector.

Round 1 opens 01 August 2024 and closes 4 October 2024.

Round 2 opens 02 December 2024 and closes 28 February 2025.

Creative Communities Scheme funding is OPEN.

For more information including an application form see the Document Links panel below or email Candice or phone your local Council office.

Join the Assessment Committee and help increase participation in local arts and culture

The Creative Communities Scheme (CCS) assessment committee allocates CCS funding for our district. The committee is made up of councillors and community representatives who are familiar with the broad range of local arts activity. Assessors who are community representatives can sit on the committee for a maximum of 2 x 3-year terms.

The Assessment Committee needs new members from the Northern and Southern parts of the district. As a member of the Assessment Committee you can help provide increased participation in the arts and culture in Ruapehu. If yourself or anyone you know may be interested please see the Document Links panel below or email Candice or phone your local Council Office.

See here for successful Creative Communities Grant recipients

3. Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund

Ruapehu District Council in association with Sport New Zealand operate the Youth Sport Team Rural Travel Fund.

The Rural Travel Fund is designed to help youth sport teams with young people aged between 5 to 19 years to attend regular local sport competitions by providing subsidies to assist with travel expenses.

If you are involved with a sport team whose members fall within this age criteria and you require financial assistance for travel to allow your team to take part you may be eligible for a subsidy grant.

Round opens 01 October 2024 and closes 06 December 2024.

Sport New Zealand Rural Travel Fund is CLOSED.

For more information including an application form see the Document Links panel below or email Candice or phone your local Council office.

4. Whanganui River Enhancement Charitable Trust

Formed in 2002 as an agreement between Wanganui District Council, Ruapehu District Council and Genesis Energy, the Trust's objective is to promote and encourage the enhancement of the waters and catchments of the Whanganui River. The Trust is now calling for applications for Whanganui River Enhancement Projects (Social, Economic and Environmental).

The Trust gives special consideration to applications for innovative environmental projects that help protect water quality in the Whanganui River Catchment.

For land owners wishing to undertake environmental works, the Trust will consider a subsidy for capital works (e.g. fencing) of $2 for every $1 put in by the applicant.

Specific criteria apply.

Applications are open until 30 April 2024

WRET Application Form

Application forms to be forwarded to:

Whanganui River Enhancement Charitable Trust
Genesis
Private Bag 36 Turangi

Phone: 07 384 7234
Fax: 07 384 7201

For further information please contact Nicole Tawhiri at Genesis Energy, or call on 07 984 1151

5. Strategic Grants

Ruapehu District Council has invested in a partnership with Strategic Grants to provide our local community organisations with access to a monthly spreadsheet with information on upcoming grants. You can opt to get the email excel calendar tool only, or you can also opt to register as a GEM Local subscriber further enhancing the customised grant calendar tool for you. To sign up, go to gemlocal.com and register your organisation.