Community Group Grants

Dates

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

What it funds

• One-off costs for a project, programme, service or activity that benefits the community
• Small grants towards Council fees such as road closures and special alcohol licences

What it will not fund

• Ongoing funding

Good to know

Only one-off costs are funded, not ongoing ones. A separate small pot covers Council fees such as road closures. Both 2026 rounds have closed; 2027 dates are not published yet.

Two funding rounds a year (1 July to 30 June); the 2026 rounds have both closed and 2027 dates are not yet published.

Checklist

What Waitaki Community Group Grants says you need:

• Accountability form within 6 months with evidence of spend such as receipts or invoices

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.

• Community Group Grants (CGG) have been established by Waitaki District Council to assist non-profit organisations and groups based in the Waitaki District with projects. A project may include one-off programmes, services or activities that benefit the community.waitaki.govt.nz/About-Waitaki/Living-here/Supporting-our-community/Community-Grants-and-Awards/Community-Group-Grants · read 17 October 2026
• Funding is for one-off costs associated with a project/programme/service or activity.waitaki.govt.nz/About-Waitaki/Living-here/Supporting-our-community/Community-Grants-and-Awards/Community-Group-Grants · read 17 October 2026
• Ongoing funding will not be considered.waitaki.govt.nz/About-Waitaki/Living-here/Supporting-our-community/Community-Grants-and-Awards/Community-Group-Grants · read 17 October 2026
• There are two funding rounds per annum (1 July - 30 June) with a total of $75,000 available to cover both funding rounds.waitaki.govt.nz/About-Waitaki/Living-here/Supporting-our-community/Community-Grants-and-Awards/Community-Group-Grants · read 17 October 2026
• Round two: 3 August 2026 - 7 September 2026waitaki.govt.nz/About-Waitaki/Living-here/Supporting-our-community/Community-Grants-and-Awards/Community-Group-Grants · read 17 October 2026
• The accountability form for organisations must be returned within 6 months of having received the funding. Organisations that do not complete and return this accountability form will not be eligible for further funding from the Waitaki District Council.waitaki.govt.nz/About-Waitaki/Living-here/Supporting-our-community/Community-Grants-and-Awards/Community-Group-Grants · 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.