Waimate District Council Community Grant

Dates

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

What it funds

• Projects in the Waimate District that enhance the local community
• General administration such as electricity and insurance

What it will not fund

• Wages or salaries
• Travel outside the Waimate District
• Projects already started or completed

Good to know

Projects must finish within a year and show some local input like fundraising or volunteer time. Wages and salaries are not funded.

Two rounds a year, advertised when the next round is available; no dates are published on the page.

Checklist

What Waimate Community Grant says you need:

• Club or organisation
• Minutes stating what is applied for
• Financially reviewed annual accounts under 12 months old
• At least two quotes
• Bank deposit slip
• Some local input such as fundraising or volunteer labour

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 total fund is $60,000 per annum split between two rounds of $30,000 per round. Applications can be up to $10,000 each.waimatedc.govt.nz/community/grants/waimate-district-council-community-grant · read 17 October 2026
• This grant will be advertised when the next round of funding is available.waimatedc.govt.nz/community/grants/waimate-district-council-community-grant · read 17 October 2026
• **You must be a club or organisation to apply for a Community Grant.**waimatedc.govt.nz/community/grants/waimate-district-council-community-grant · read 17 October 2026
• * Applications must be for projects undertaken in the Waimate District.waimatedc.govt.nz/community/grants/waimate-district-council-community-grant · read 17 October 2026
• General administration expenses may be applied for such as electricity and insurance but not wages or salaries.waimatedc.govt.nz/community/grants/waimate-district-council-community-grant · read 17 October 2026
• * Applications for projects already started or completed will not be accepted.waimatedc.govt.nz/community/grants/waimate-district-council-community-grant · read 17 October 2026
• **must include at least two quotes** for each of the project items applied forwaimatedc.govt.nz/community/grants/waimate-district-council-community-grant · 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.