Funding
Let’s begin with some key information to get you started on your funding journey.
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1 Am I eligible?
Making sure your organisation can apply is the first step and can save a lot of time. You are eligible if you can answer yes to all of the following five questions:
Does your group or organisation have charitable purpose?
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Our funding is for not-for-profit groups and impact- led organisations doing charitable work (where no private or individual gain is generated). Many types of organisation are eligible - check our Who can apply? application guide.
Does your service, project or programme benefit Auckland and/or Northland communities?
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Can you provide key documents to support your request?
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We will want to see recent signed annual accounts, a detailed budget and one letter of support. Check Documents to Submit for examples of the documents, including budget templates and guides.
Have you checked that your service, project or programme is something we can fund?
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There are things we will not fund, and things we will only fund in a limited way. Check our Exclusions and Limitations application guide.
2 What grants can I apply for?
We have two funding pathways that are open all year, and that you can apply for online at any time, as well as specific funds available for fixed periods.
Quick Response Grants
Up to $25,000
Fund is Open
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Quick Response Grants
Up to $25,000
A decision is given within 2 months of receiving a complete funding request.
Community Grants
More than $25,000
Fund is Open
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Community Grants
More than $25,000A decision is given within 5 months of receiving a complete funding request.
Asian Artists' Fund
Fund is Closed
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Asian Artists' Fund
An occasional fund to support Asian artists. Learn more.
Te Māhuri o te Taiao
Fund is Closed
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Te Māhuri o te Taiao
This fund supports rangatahi-led regenerative environmental practices and climate action. Learn more.
Community Building Projects
Fund is Closed
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Community Building Projects
OPENS APRIL 2026: A fund for new facility construction or major repairs, renovations, and upgrades. Learn more.
Events
* We acknowledge that organising an event often requires some up-front expenditure. We don't fund retrospectively, so please submit your application for an event six months before the event date.
3 The application process
Our funding process at a glance - with timeframes for each step to give you an indication of timings to expect. Click on a step to learn more!
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Register here for the Funding Hub, our online application portal.
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Log in to the Funding Hub, complete your organisation profile and begin your application.
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Once you submit, our team will review your application for completeness.
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Once your application is complete, it joins other requests to be carefully reviewed by our assessment team. Find out how we assess.
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Once a decision is made, an email notification will be sent to you, and a decision letter will be loaded into the Funding Hub.
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If funding is approved, payment will be made within one month of any conditions being met.
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Within 12 months of the grant we'll ask you to submit an impact report.
4 Before you apply
Great you’re almost ready to apply! Remember that funding is contestable. This means each request is considered alongside all other requests for the limited funding available.
With a targeted approach across our rohe and our focus areas, we prioritise: Tangata whenua, Pacific peoples, communities of Northland, communities of South Auckland, children and young people, former refugees, new migrants, Rainbow communities, people living with a disability.
We also prioritise activities that focus on increasing understanding and giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Climate Action.
With a targeted approach across our rohe and our focus areas, we prioritise: Tangata whenua, Pacific peoples, communities of Northland, communities of South Auckland, children and young people, former refugees, new migrants, Rainbow communities, people living with a disability.
We also prioritise activities that focus on increasing understanding and giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Climate Action.
Your request has a greater chance of success if it:
- Aligns very closely with at least one of our focus areas, and
- Is clearly for, by and with one or more of our priority communities.
Increased Equity
Hāpai te ōritetangaEquity means that everyone in society is valued the same and has the same access to opportunities. An equitable society is one that is fair, without bias and where all people can thrive on their own terms.
We want to improve equity in our communities now and for future generations.
We support approaches that achieve the aspirations of Māori and Pacific communities and address systemic and intergenerational inequalities in South Auckland and Northland. We also prioritise solutions that place children and young people at the centre.
We support activity that will lead to:
- Thriving tamariki, rangatahi and whānau
- Improved equity and wellbeing as Māori and as Pacific peoples
- Communities leading their own solutions and changing systems
- Tangata whenua as partners in decision making
- Māori and Pacific languages and cultures thriving
Our other Focus Areas:
Regenerative Environment
Whakahou taiaoA regenerative environment approach supports a deeper understanding of the relationship between people and Te Taiao (the environment).
We support joined-up approaches to conserving, restoring and renewing the environment so that Te Taiao and people can flourish together. Initiatives proposed by tangata whenua are our priority.
We support activity that will lead to:
- Ecosystems and communities being renewed and regenerated
- Mātauranga Māori (indigenous knowledge, practices and approaches) being recognised, valued and implemented
- Tino rangatiratanga – community-led action for Te Taiao
- Connection and access to Te Taiao
Our other Focus Areas:
Community Support
Hāpori awhinaPositive activities that bring communities together improves community wellbeing. We support participation in positive activities that improve community wellbeing.
We support activity that will lead to:
- Communities coming together and social connection
- Access to and participation in community activities and spaces
- Increased skills and creativity
- Community pride
- Community resilience
Our other Focus Areas:
5 Helpful information
Upcoming funding events
Dates when our Funding Advisors will be out and about in the community.
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Social Inclusion
Whakauru maiSocial inclusion means that everyone feels valued and included as part of our society, can access opportunities and influence decisions that affect them.
We support approaches that reduce discrimination and racism and increase social inclusion. Former refugees, new migrants (fewer than five years in New Zealand), rainbow communities and people living with a disability are our priority.
We support activity that will lead to:
Our other Focus Areas: