CATEGORY 2: $20,000 for ongoing support to existing community groups who provide
community services in Central Hawke’s Bay.
Criteria:
- Funding will be provided for costs that enable the continual running of a viable service that is deemed to be of considerable benefit to the community of Central Hawke’s Bay. The onus of proof regarding benefit lies with the applicant.
Costs may include:
- Rental of building
- Power charges
- Stationery
- Photocopying
- Postage
- Telephone/Fax
- Insurance
- Financial reporting costs
- Personnel costs essential to the provision of the service
- Marketing
Costs which are not eligible include the following:
- Rates payments
- Facility development, and other costs considered not being essential to the continual
running of the service
- Community groups must be domiciled in Central Hawke’s Bay and be a voluntary non-profit organization serving wholly or mainly the residents of Central Hawke’s Bay.
- The group should receive a wide measure of support from their community. Please supply letter/s of support from Individuals/Groups who will benefit from your project.
- The level of funding available from other agencies, including fundraising, will be taken into account when assessing the project.
- Grants made for Category 2 will not exceed 50% of total ongoing organizational costs. However, if an organization is able to provide evidence that it is experiencing extreme hardship and the continuation of the viable service is at risk, a grant higher than 50% may be awarded.
Applicants must provide as part of their application:
- A copy of the most recent years set of financial accounts.
- Statistics or factual information which demonstrates the level of activity
or achievements for the past year.
- Evidence of the support the group received from the community.
All applicants must provide a report on the project by 31 March in the year following
the grant. Failure to do this could negate future funding requests from the organisation.
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