Dates
No fixed rounds: apply any time.
What it funds
- Marae facility development
- Community facilities and sports fields
- Pride and beautification projects
- Community events
- Coastal access
- Education and training
What it will not fund
- Individuals
- Organisations not established within the Coast ward
- Private coastal access
Good to know
Applications go in at least 3 weeks before a Coast Community Board meeting. Money is paid on invoice.
Applications are decided at Coast Community Board meetings and must reach council at least 3 weeks before the meeting.
Checklist
What Coast Initiatives Fund 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.
The annual budget is $50,000.
odc.govt.nz/our-district/community-grants/coast-fund · read 17 October 2026Applications must be received by the Ōpōtiki District Council a minimum of 3 weeks before the Coast Community Board meets
odc.govt.nz/our-district/community-grants/coast-fund · read 17 October 2026Grant applications will only be considered from organisations and not (an) individual(s).
odc.govt.nz/our-district/community-grants/coast-fund · read 17 October 2026Applications will only be accepted from those organisations that are established within the Coast ward.
odc.govt.nz/our-district/community-grants/coast-fund · read 17 October 2026* Community facilities and sports fields.
odc.govt.nz/our-district/community-grants/coast-fund · read 17 October 2026* Community events.
odc.govt.nz/our-district/community-grants/coast-fund · read 17 October 2026a written report along with photos will be submitted to the Community Funding Initiative committee within one month of the project being completed
odc.govt.nz/our-district/community-grants/coast-fund · read 17 October 2026
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