Grants & Funding

Please click on the below tabs for information about Council administered funding available to sports and community groups.

The following schemes are currently open for applications:

Department of Internal Affairs - Grants Online is a good source to use when looking for funding for your group or organisation.

Council also offers access to givME (formerly BreakOut) and givUS (formerly FundView) funding databases - see Sourcing Funding below.

Development West Coast Amateur Sports Trust.

Funding for local arts and cultural groups.

Financial assistance to community organisations towards the costs of disposing of refuse.

Funding is available under the Signage, Interpretation & Public Art (SIPA) Framework.

How to access funding databases for your community funding needs.

Sport New Zealand Rural Travel Fund.

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