Central Otago Community Grants

Dates

• Sun 7 Mar 2027 Promotions and Community Grants round. Closes 5pm; decision in May 2027; for projects after 1 October 2026. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar

What it funds

• Community-driven initiatives that enhance residents' well-being
• Community hall operations
• Community planting projects

What it will not fund

• Projects that fit the promotions and events criteria (apply to those grants instead)

Good to know

Applications can go in any time but are only considered at the two rounds. Events and promotions have their own grant. Arts has a separate Creative Communities Scheme.

Two funding rounds a year; the first closes in July and the second in March. The next closing date is Sunday 7 March 2027.

Checklist

What Central Otago Community Grants says you need:

• Register and apply online
• Show a clear link to social, economic, environmental or cultural well-being
• Apply to council if the project benefits the whole district, or to the ward's community board

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.

• There are two contestable grants – Promotions and Events Grants and Community Grantscodc.govt.nz/services/funding-grants · read 17 October 2026
• Community grants support community-driven initiatives which enhance the well-being of residents.codc.govt.nz/services/funding-grants · read 17 October 2026
• Some examples of past successful applications include activities such as community hall operations and community planting projects.codc.govt.nz/services/funding-grants · read 17 October 2026
• The next closing date is Sunday 7 March 2027.codc.govt.nz/services/funding-grants · read 17 October 2026
• If your project benefits a particular ward or wards, then you should apply to that community board (s)codc.govt.nz/services/funding-grants · 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.