funding
Funding
Information Service
http://www.fis.org.nz/
A
not-for-profit organisation
collecting and distributing
information about funding
by way of two searchable
computer databases: FundView,
which contains information
about funding for community
groups. A map shows where
FundView can be used free
of charge. BreakOut holds
information about awards,
scholarships and grants
for individual development.
A map shows where BreakOut
is available.
Community
Grants Schemes
http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-
Community-Funding-Index?OpenDocument
"The
Local Government and Community
Branch administers and
provides information and
advice on seven community
grants or funding schemes
to support local initiatives,
community services and
community-based youth development":
Lottery
Grants
http://www.cdgo.govt.nz/Public/AvailableGrants.aspx
The
Lottery Grants Board distributes
funding through a series
of distribution committees
that consider applications
for grants. Some applications
can be made online. Check
this comprehensive site
for funding that may be
available for your not
for profit organisation.
Funding
Sources
for
Women
http://www.mwa.govt.nz/fundsrc.html
A
comprehensive funding information
resource collated by the
Ministry of Women's Affairs.
Rural
Communities Trust:
Funding
Rural Communities Trust
The Rural Communities Trust recognises that living in a rural community can mean
facing barriers to education, health and other services.
Each year the Rural Communities
Trust approves grants to individuals, families and groups with a diverse range of
needs. So far, nearly 850 grants have been approved, totalling over $600,000.
Examples
of what the Rural Communities Trust is willing to support are:
- financial assistance for home aid and transport for handicapped
or disabled, or people in ill health
- transport costs for special days for correspondence
school and disabled rural students
- library books, equipment and remedial reading materials
for schools
For further information contact:
Rural Communities Trust, PO Box 715, Wellington.
Chairperson: Chrissy Pedersen
Administrator: Amanda Rosanowski
Ph 0-4-473 7269. Call free 0800 4RCT HELP (0800 472 843)
Fax 0-4-473 1081. Email receptionwgton@fedfarm.org.nz
Website www.ruralcommunitiestrust.org.nz
Creative
New Zealand
http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/
Creative
New Zealand funds projects
that:
- focus
on the development
of New Zealand arts
and artists
- are
stand-alone arts activities
with a start and an
end point, or programmes
of work over a clearly
defined period of time.
Funding
for arts projects is managed
by our three funding bodies:
the Arts Board, Te Waka
Toi (the Maori arts board)
and the Pacific Arts Committee.
Creative New Zealand staff
administer the funding
programmes and provide
advice to applicants. They
also offer a range of awards,
bursaries, scholarships,
fellowships and residencies.
Funding
Sources for Sport and
Recreation
http://www.fis.org.nz/sparc/
Sport
and Recreation New Zealand
(SPARC) was
formed in February 2002
following the merger
of the Hillary Commission,
the New Zealand Sports
Foundation and the policy
arm of the Office of
Tourism and Sport. A
directory of potential
funding sources has been
developed in conjunction
with the Funding Information
Service. This searchable
database contains information
about philanthropic trusts,
gaming trusts and other
community organisations
that support the sport
and recreation sector,
and is an excellent starting
point for further research.
CommunityNet
Aotearoa
http://www.community.net.nz/
CommunityNet
Aotearoa has collated a
large number of funding
links for
community organisations.
Rural
Women New Zealand Bursaries
and Grants
http://www.ruralwomen.org/bursaries.htm
The
following bursaries and
grants are available each
year: Education Fund, Secondary
School Boarding Bursary,
6th/7th Form Bursaries,
Agricultural Tertiary Bursary,
Text Book Grant for Tertiary
Students and Tertiary Bursary.
Queenstown
Lakes District Council: Funding
and Grants
http://www.qldc.govt.nz/portal.asp?categoryid=75
Check
out the funding and grants
information, including
Aspiring Arts and Culture
Trust, Central Lakes
Trust, Community Trust
of Otago, Community Trust
of Southland, Creative
Queenstown, Sky Alpine
Casino Trust and Upper
Clutha Community Arts
Council. Contact the
QLDC Customer Services
Team to request application
forms. |
