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Community Organisation Grants Scheme (COGS), all local committees

Government grants, averaging about $3,000, for small community social service groups, decided by 37 local committees around the country.

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Dates

What it funds

  • Running or operational costs of community-based social services
  • Community development costs such as hui, training and facilitator fees
  • Community projects and events

What it will not fund

  • Capital items such as land, buildings, renovations, vehicles or furniture
  • Individuals
  • Debt
  • Retrospective costs
  • Overseas activities

Good to know

The 2026 round closed 13 May; expect the next around April to May 2027. Only groups spending under $2 million a year can apply. One national round, but each area's local committee sets its own priorities. Wellington groups: see COGS Wellington.

One national round a year, around April to May; 37 local committees decide by late July.

Checklist

What COGS (all areas) says you need:

Common things funders ask for, worth having ready:

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Sketch of Wellington Harbour in the 1840s, with a sailing boat in the foreground
Charles Heaphy, Wellington Harbour

Sources

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