Dates
The next dates are not published yet. We add them when they are.
What it funds
- Services, programmes or activities essential to community resilience, connection, local identity and participation
What it will not fund
Not published.
Good to know
Closed now, with the next round scheduled for October 2027.
Three-year funding that opens about every three years; it is closed now and the next round is scheduled for October 2027.
Checklist
What Manawatū Priority Services says you need:
Common things funders ask for, worth having ready:
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Sources
What we relied on, in the funder's own words.
Priority Services Grants - closed now, next opens October 2027 (not shown on this year's timeline).
mdc.govt.nz/services/community-funding · read 17 October 2026Priority Services Grants Provides three-year funding to organisations that deliver services, programmes or activities considered essential to strengthening community resilience, connection, local identity, and participation
mdc.govt.nz/services/community-funding · read 17 October 2026Funding awarded by Manawatū District Council is for projects and initiatives that take place within the boundaries of our district
mdc.govt.nz/services/community-funding · read 17 October 2026This fund typically opens every three years, with the next round scheduled for October 2027
mdc.govt.nz/projects-and-news/news/2026/open-for-applications-community-development-priority-services-fund · read 17 October 2026
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