Contract Funding

In the past the Council has offered three year fixed term contract funding to some organisations that had already received considerable funding from the Council for at least four years, and were felt to be of high strategic value. These non-contestable funds could not be applied for but were approved by full Council during Annual Plan deliberations.

The process for offering non-contestable funds was re-evaluated under the 2006 Grants Effectiveness Review and a number of organisations have now been reviewed or are scheduled for review.

Two Types of Contracts

• Service Providers
• Annual Plan Partnerships

These contracts will be more extensive than the funding agreements used for general grant rounds. Contracts will generally be for three years, with agreed milestones and performance measures subject to annual revision. Organisations will have a designated support person at the Council who may be involved in monitoring their progress. Some organisations may be offered a contract for a transitional period where extra monitoring or development of capability is undertaken.

All contracts are for activities that represent the core business of the Council or directly contribute to the Council’s strategic or policy goals. Organisations will have a good funding history and a record of adding value to the city.

Each year the Council will have the option of considering approaching new organisations to go onto contracts, but this is likely to impact the amount of funding available through general grant rounds.

Current Contracts (54Kb PDF)

More Information

Grants Team Leader

Related Links

• Strategies 2006-2016
• Grants Subcommittee Report - 15 November 2005 (147Kb PDF)
• Current Contracts (54Kb PDF)

Department Details:
Grants