Community Fund

Council's general community wellbeing fund, $208,000 for the 2026-27 round. Open to not-for-profits and community organisations, no Māori-specific criteria published.

Closes

The 2026-27 round ran 1–30 April 2026 and has closed; panel review in May, full Council approval 25 June, applicants notified by 1 July. Next round not yet announced.

Who can apply

“not-for-profit groups, charities, and community organisations” delivering projects aligned with community priorities. No Māori-specific eligibility or priority is published on the fund page.

Amount

$208,000 for the 2026-27 round — a base allocation of $180,000 plus $28,000 from additional operational funding for priority-aligned projects

Funding route

Grant

Applicants

Community groups, Organisations & providers

Before you apply

Read via the fund's own page, which was intermittently blocked by a Radware CAPTCHA this session (other QLDC fund pages — Arts, Culture and Heritage; Events; Get Active; Local Community Support; Sports NZ Rural Travel; Waste Minimisation — remain unread for the same reason, not bypassed). Applications go through the SmartyGrants platform (qldc.smartygrants.com.au). See the Community Fund Guidelines (March 2025) for assessment detail not given on the page itself. communityfunding@qldc.govt.nz.

Official source →

Checked 17 September 2026

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Details change without notice. Check the funder's own page before you apply. Tōku Waka does not administer, assess or award this funding.