Mayoral Grants

Before you apply

Small, but the process is simple and there is no round to wait for. That makes it the right doorway for a rangatahi needing help with a uniform, a trip or an entry fee — the costs that are too small for a real grant application and still stop people.

Under $200 is the guide rather than a cap; it can be varied for significant projects.

You will be asked for a list of other organisations you have approached for the same thing, to acknowledge the council at your event, and to write afterwards saying how it went, with a photo if you have one.

Worth knowing about locally: Wairoa District Council and the Department of Internal Affairs run free Wairoa Funding Clinics — hands-on sessions on what funders want, how to plan a project and how to write a strong application. They are held at local venues including Frasertown, Mahia, Nuhaka and the Taiwhenua in Wairoa, so they come to you rather than the other way round. Ring the council for the next round of dates.