Community Grants

Dates

The next dates are not published yet. We add them when they are.

What it funds

• Projects, activities and events in the community that help support the district's long-term goals
• One-off events or ongoing projects

What it will not fund

Not published.

Good to know

Council pays at most 50% of the project cost, and volunteer contributions count towards the total. The yearly round opened in March 2026; no later date is published.

Community Grants open for applications in March each year ahead of the financial year starting 1 July; a second round opens in August only if funding remains.

Checklist

What Ashburton Community Grants says you need:

• Project or event must be in the Ashburton District
• Available to the wider community
• Organised or run by a non-profit organisation
• Project or event must occur between 1 July 2026 and 30 June 2027 for the current year
• Council funds a maximum of 50% of total project cost

Common things funders ask for, worth having ready:

• What exactly is the money for, and when will you spend it?
• How much do you need, and do you have quotes under three months old?
• Who benefits, and how many people?
• Your legal name, registration number and bank account in the group's name.
• A committee or board decision approving the application (some funders want a signed resolution).
• Your latest financial statements or annual return.
• Other funders you have applied to for the same thing.

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Sources

What we relied on, in the funder's own words.

• To be eligible, all projects and events must be located in the Ashburton District, be available to the wider community, and be organised or run by a non-profit organisation.ashburtondc.govt.nz/community-facilities/grants-and-funding · read 17 October 2026
• We only fund a maximum of 50% of the total project cost; however, voluntary contributions count towards the totalashburtondc.govt.nz/community-facilities/grants-and-funding · read 17 October 2026
• This year, applications open on Sunday 1 March and must be completed and submitted before 5pm, Tuesday 31 March.ashburtondc.govt.nz/community-facilities/grants-and-funding · read 17 October 2026
• Following this process, if there's still funding available for a specific grant, a second round of applications will be opened in August.ashburtondc.govt.nz/community-facilities/grants-and-funding · read 17 October 2026

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Spot something wrong? Reporting opens when the site launches. Until then, check the funder's own page linked above.