Creative Communities Funding
Who can apply for funding?
Any group, organisation or individual can apply for CCS funding and must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.
What kind of projects do you fund?
The project needs to have creative outcomes where people can directly participate in or experience creative activity.
Some examples of projects we have funded in the past have been:
- Murals
- Music workshops
- Film festivals
- Pottery exhibitions.
Or check out the previous grant recipients tab.
You can find further details on projects that can be funded here.
What sort of projects aren't eligible for funding under the Creative Community Scheme?
You cannot apply for CCS funding for:
- Projects without an arts focus
- Projects within the scope of other sectors or organisations
- Projects that mainly deliver outcomes for other sectors
- Projects to develop facilities.
Check out the Creative Communities Scheme Application Guide for more information
Do I need to be a Waipā resident to apply? Does my group need to be based in Waipā?
No, we welcome applicants from all around Aotearoa. The arts project or event just needs to be held in Waipā.
What costs can be funded?
You can get money for:
- Materials for arts activities or programmes
- Venue or equipment hire
- Personnel and administrative costs for short-term projects
- Promotion and publicity for the activity or event.
It is important to us that the people delivering the creative activity are appropriately paid for their time and expertise.
What costs cannot be funded?
You cannot get money for:
- Ongoing administration or personnel costs that are not related to the specific project
- Costs for projects already started or completed
- Travel costs to attend performances or exhibitions in other areas
- Buying equipment, such as computers, cameras, musical instruments, costumes, lights or uniforms
- Entry fees for competitions, contests and exams
- Prize money, awards and judges’ fees for competitions
- Royalties
- The purchase of artworks for collections
- The costs of running fundraising activity
- Debt or interest on debt.
When do we receive the funds if the application is successful?
If your application is successful, you will receive your funds as soon as possible after we have notified you, provided you have supplied your bank details and/or any relevant information as requested.
We’ll pay you once you’ve emailed through an invoice.
How many times can we apply for funding a year?
We have two funding rounds each year. You can make as many applications as you like for different projects. Only one application per project.
If you have already received funding in a previous funding round, you must submit the Project Completion Report prior to submitting another application (unless the project is still in progress).
