Creative Communities Scheme

Dates

• Fri 5 Mar 2027 February/March 2027 round. Opens 1 February 2027. Opens 9am, closes 4pm. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar

What it funds

• Arts projects that increase participation in arts in the Wairoa district and the range and diversity of arts

What it will not fund

• Projects already funded through Creative New Zealand's other arts funding programmes

Good to know

Report on any earlier CCS project before applying again.

Two funding rounds per year, February/March and July/August; the next round opens 1 February 2027 and closes 5 March 2027.

Checklist

What Wairoa Creative Communities says you need:

• Individuals must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents
• Complete a report on any earlier CCS project before applying again

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 next funding round opens 9am Monday 1 February 2027 and closes 4pm Friday 5 March 2027.wairoadc.govt.nz/our-district/grants-funding · read 17 October 2026
• There are two funding rounds per year:wairoadc.govt.nz/our-district/grants-funding · read 17 October 2026
• The purpose of the Creative Communities Scheme is to increase participation in arts in the Wairoa district and increase the range and diversity of arts available to communities.wairoadc.govt.nz/our-district/grants-funding · read 17 October 2026
• Individuals or groups can apply.wairoadc.govt.nz/our-district/grants-funding · read 17 October 2026
• Individuals must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.wairoadc.govt.nz/our-district/grants-funding · read 17 October 2026
• If you have already received funding from CCS for a project, you must complete a report on that project before making another application, unless the project is still in progress.wairoadc.govt.nz/our-district/grants-funding · read 17 October 2026
• Not have already been funded through Creative New Zealand’s other arts funding programmeswairoadc.govt.nz/our-district/grants-funding · 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.