Community Grants and Funding

Dates

The next dates are not published yet. We add them when they are.

What it funds

• Economic Development Fund for projects that stimulate local business and visitation
• Community board grants for community organisations and marae committees
• Creative Communities Scheme arts projects
• Pain Estate Fund for Martinborough parks, sports grounds and facilities
• Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund

What it will not fund

Not published.

Good to know

No round dates are published on the page. Email the grants team to work out which fund fits, and complete your accountability report before your next application.

The council runs several funds; community boards set their own rounds and the Pain Estate Fund opens when Council decides each year. No dates are published on the page.

Checklist

What South Wairarapa grants says you need:

• Accountability report with receipts and bank statements within 12 months
• Project endorsed by the local community (community board grants)

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.

• One way to achieve this is to provide the community with investment from grants that are available to eligible community groups and projects benefiting the people of South Wairarapa.swdc.govt.nz/community/grants · read 17 October 2026
• Individuals, businesses, community groups, marae, schools and registered charities based in the South Wairarapa District are eligible to apply, provided they meet the fund’s eligibility criteria.swdc.govt.nz/community/grants · read 17 October 2026
• The community boards fund community organisations, marae committees, an individual, or a group of individuals who have come together for a common purpose to benefit any of the Featherston, Greytown and Martinborough wards.swdc.govt.nz/community/grants · read 17 October 2026
• Each board will determine how many funding rounds they will have per year and when applications to each round will open and close.swdc.govt.nz/community/grants · read 17 October 2026
• The Pain Estate Fund is a contestable grant fun with a pool of $50,000 to grant to eligible projectswdc.govt.nz/community/grants · read 17 October 2026
• The Council will determine when this fund will open for applications each year.swdc.govt.nz/community/grants · read 17 October 2026
• You should account for your funding within 12 months of date of receipt regardless of when you applied for funding.swdc.govt.nz/community/grants · read 17 October 2026
• Applicants must demonstrate that their project is endorsed by the local community and share how the activity will meet one or more of Council’s impact outcomes; social, cultural, economic and/or environmental.swdc.govt.nz/community/grants · read 17 October 2026
• It can be used to invest in projects that stimulate local business activity, increase visitation and visitor spendswdc.govt.nz/community/grants · read 17 October 2026
• To get funding through CCS your arts project must do at least one of the following:swdc.govt.nz/community/grants · read 17 October 2026
• To be eligible for this grant, applicants must be in Martinborough and/or have a vested stake in the maintenance or improvement of Martinborough’s parks, sports grounds, campgrounds, swimming pools, or sports facilities for the benefit of children.swdc.govt.nz/community/grants · read 17 October 2026
• The Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund is designed to help subsidise travel for rural junior teams aged between five to 18 years of ageswdc.govt.nz/community/grants · read 17 October 2026

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