Community Matching Fund

About the grant

The Community Matching Fund is available to Western Bay community groups and organisations.

There is $140,000 ($100,000 general fund and $40,000 environmental fund) available for community and environmental projects that make a positive difference in the District.

The matching fund initiative was established to support projects led by not-for-profit community groups working for the benefit of their communities. Council recognises that these groups contribute numerous resources to projects and seeks to "match" the dollar value of this community effort with a grant.

Funding is made of two components - a General fund for social, recreational and cultural initiatives and an Environmental fund for projects associated with the natural environment.

Applications may have components that could be allocated to both funds. There is no need to specify which fund you are applying to.

Grants are "matched" on a 50/50 basis. Council's half is a cash grant with grants between $1,000 to $10,000 being the most common. The community group contribution can be made up of any combination of volunteer labour, donated professional services, funds raised through other means and/or donations of materials.

For any Community Matching Fund queries, you can contact our team on email at: communitymatchingfund@westernbay.govt.nz or phone us on 0800 926 732.