General Grants

General grants are under review as the Council works towards the 2012-22 Long Term Plan (LTP).

The Long Term Plan sets out what the Council will do over the next 10 years, and how much this will cost.

Long Term Plan 2012/22 - Overview

You can contact a Grants Advisor (or check back here) for application information after 1 July 2012:

Phone: (04) 803 8562
Email:  phil.railton-jacks

About the Grants

The general grants contain four grant pools:

• Social
• Cultural
• Economic
• Environmental

Purpose

Wellington City Council grants aim to help non-profit groups with local initiatives that contribute to the social, cultural, economic and environmental well-being of Wellington city and its people.

Social

• Building capability and capacity within the community
• Promoting personal and community safety
• Promoting physically-active communities that encourage health and wellbeing
• Supporting youth

2009 - 2011 allocations - Social (73Kb PDF)

Cultural

• Strengthening partnerships with arts organisations, festival groups and institutions
• Strengthening Wellington's position as the Arts Capital of New Zealand
• Supporting Māori art with particular emphasis on grassroots organisations and contemporary Māori art
• Supporting and increasing youth participation in arts
• Supporting diversity and local sense of place through arts projects

2009 - 2011 allocations - Cultural (70Kb PDF)

Economic

• Retaining core economic activity
• Growing local emerging business and local economic activity

2009 - 2011 allocations - Economic (31Kb PDF)

Environmental

• Minimising waste
• Increasing water efficiency / resilience or reducing water consumption
• Reducing energy use or climate change
• Restoring biodiversity or protecting streams

2009 - 2011 allocations - Environmental (39Kb PDF)

Criteria

In order to apply for a grant an organisation must:

• be a legally constituted community group or organisation
• not be an individual or group of individuals (nor be applying under an umbrella organisation)
• give evidence of sound financial management
• have reported adequately on any previous funding received.

A complete list of general criteria is on the application form. See the application guide (available after 1 July) for additional criteria relating specifically to each grant pool:

More Information

Grants Advisor

Department Details:
Grants