Community Assistance Funds

Te Tahua Awhina a hapori

Ongoing feedback from community over the past two years highlights the council's funding application form was complex, multiple funds duplicated effort and it took to long for applications to be processed. People also said the funding policy excluded local initiatives and activities by not supporting costs for food, cultural activities and individuals.

As a result the result Council has made the following changes:

1. One policy - Community Assistance Fund, aligned with council's strategic priorities.
2. Separate opening and closing dates.
3. The fund is available to groups and can cover catering costs and cultural activities.
4. Due to confusion and complications of completing an application form for all funds, we have decided that each fund must have it's own application form.  Please make sure you are completing the correct application for the correct fund.
5. A speed up of the process through enabling Community Boards to make allocations without having to report to the Finance and Operation Performance Committee, and the establishment of a subcommittee that meets three times a year to review the fund applications and allocations.

There are no changes to the amount of funding Council provides through way of grant the intent of each individual grant remains. The changes will see a streamlined process which will benefit the community. For the 2009-2010 Financial year, Waitakere City Council made changes to the following funds.

Policy and Guidelines

The policy and guidelines is a information and reference guide for anyone wanting to apply for funding under the Community Assistance Funds 2009/2010. Please read these carefully before you apply under any of the available grants.

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Community Assistance Funds Policy and Guidelines (Size 50K)

Application Forms

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Certificate of Expenditure

As a condition of receiving funding assistance from the Community Assistance Funds, you are required to forward a completed Certificate of Expenditure confirming how your grant was spent. This needs to be forwarded with all receipts and invoices no later than 12 months after the approval of the grant and/or no later than 2 months after completion of the project.

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Certificate of Expenditure Form (Size 40K)

Report Form

As a condition of receiving funding assistance from the Community Assistance Funds, you are required to forward a completed Report Form detailing how your grant was spent no later than 12 months after the approval of the grant and/or no later than 2 months after completion of the project.

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Report Form (Size 40K)