Transpower CommunityCare Fund

Dates

• Sat 31 Oct 2026 Summer 2026/27 round (Expression of Interest). Opens 1 October 2026. EOI stage; invited full applications close 31 January, panel meets in March. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar

What it funds

• One-off community projects near Transpower assets
• Energy efficiency, electrification or sustainability projects
• Access to energy

What it will not fund

• Events
• Salaries and operational costs
• Equipment hire, rent, bills
• Completed projects
• Groups funded in the last two years
• Projects generally funded by the government

Good to know

Check the 2 km distance map first and have the rest of the money already raised: pending applications elsewhere do not count.

Two rounds a year (winter and summer); EOI then invited full application, panel meets March and September.

Checklist

What Transpower CommunityCare says you need:

• Bank account in the organisation's name
• Ability to issue invoices
• Plan for funding the rest of the project

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.

• We will open Expressions of Interest for the Summer Funding Round on 1 October 2026.transpower.co.nz/communitycare-fund · read 17 October 2026
• Summer funding round–closes 11:59pm on 31 Octobertranspower.co.nz/communitycare-fund · read 17 October 2026
• organisations or community groups that are independent, local and non-profittranspower.co.nz/communitycare-fund · read 17 October 2026
• projects in communities within 2.0 km of our overhead lines or other assets and who are affected by our assetstranspower.co.nz/communitycare-fund · read 17 October 2026
• projects that involve or promote energy efficiency, electrification or sustainability OR projects that promote access to energy or address challenges related to accessing energytranspower.co.nz/communitycare-fund · read 17 October 2026
• programmes or operational costs (e.g. salaries, administration costs, training, volunteer support, equipment hire, rent, bills, paying a project manager, promotional giveaways)transpower.co.nz/communitycare-fund · read 17 October 2026
• one-off projects seeking a grant up to the value of $15,000transpower.co.nz/communitycare-fund · read 17 October 2026

Report a mistake

Spot something wrong? Reporting opens when the site launches. Until then, check the funder's own page linked above.