Hastings District Council Single Year Community Grants

Dates

• Fri 23 Apr 2027est. 2027 round. Estimated. Council says the next round opens March 2027. The 2026 round closed Friday 24 April (Hawke's Bay Funding calendar, not the council page), so the day is approximate.. Estimated from the funder's stated rule. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar

What it funds

• Project wages and professional fees
• Administration and office
• Rent, utilities and insurance
• Marketing
• Materials, equipment hire, venue hire and tutor fees

What it will not fund

• Debt
• Legal expenses
• Religious or political purposes
• Alcohol
• Retrospective costs
• Large physical works without consents

Good to know

Opens March 2027. It does fund project wages and rent, but ongoing salaries are treated as a lower priority.

One round a year, opening in March.

Checklist

What Hastings Community Grants says you need:

• Evidence of need, planning, budgets and annual accounts

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.

• The Single Year Community Grants fund is currently closed. The next round opens March 2027.hastingsdc.govt.nz/hastings/grants/community-grants-fund · read 17 October 2026
• Your organisation is a legal entityhastingsdc.govt.nz/hastings/grants/community-grants-fund · read 17 October 2026
• Project wages\, professional fees e.g. artists’ fees, and volunteer expenseshastingsdc.govt.nz/hastings/grants/community-grants-fund · read 17 October 2026
• Programme expenses such as materials, equipment hire, venue hire and tutor’s fees.hastingsdc.govt.nz/hastings/grants/community-grants-fund · read 17 October 2026
• Accommodation expenses including rent, leases, maintenance, insurances, and utilitieshastingsdc.govt.nz/hastings/grants/community-grants-fund · read 17 October 2026
• Organisations are able to apply for up to $15,000 per year via the Single Year Community Grantshastingsdc.govt.nz/hastings/grants/community-grants-fund · read 17 October 2026
• Who can not apply? Political parties Schools\ (Schools may apply for a grant for a non-curriculum project)hastingsdc.govt.nz/hastings/grants/community-grants-fund · read 17 October 2026
• The Single Year Community Grants fund is currently closed. The next round opens March 2027.hastingsdc.govt.nz/hastings/grants/community-grants-fund · read 17 October 2026
• | HDC Single year Grants | 23/03/2026 | 24/04/2026 |hbfunding.co.nz/find-funding · read 17 October 2026
• The Single Year Community Grants fund is currently closed. The next round opens March 2027.hastingsdc.govt.nz/hastings/grants/community-grants-fund · 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.