Community Wellbeing Fund
The Community Wellbeing fund is designed to support projects and initiatives that foster positive change and enhance the quality of life for people in the South Wairarapa district. Applicants will need to demonstrate how their project will meet one or more of the four core wellbeing outcomes: social, economic, environmental and cultural.
The Community Wellbeing Fund has a pool of $500,000 available. The funding was made available from Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs, from the better off support packages that were provided to Local Authorities under the Three Waters Reform. Application criteria and examples of eligible projects can be found below.
Applications are open now and will be assessed on 24 July, 4 September and 27 November 2024 by a Community Wellbeing Fund Subcommittee, made up of councillors, the Chief Executive and representatives from the Community Boards and Māori Standing Committee.
Committee assessment dates
Community Wellbeing Fund Subcommittee sitting dates can be found on the Council Meeting Schedule available to view here: Meetings, Agendas and Minutes.
Key documents
· CWBF Eligibility, Criteria and Conditions
For further information about this fund or for any queries you may have regarding applications, please contact Lina McManus, Funding and Grants at lina.mcmanus@swdc.govt.nz
Eligible projects
Through the Community Wellbeing Fund, Council will support projects, initiative and activities that contribute to our four wellbeing outcomes:
- Social Wellbeing – Residents are active, healthy, safe, resilient, optimistic and connected
- Cultural Wellbeing – Strong relationships with whānau, hāpu and marae, celebrating diverse cultural identity, arts and heritage
- Economic Wellbeing – A place of destination, new business and diverse employment that gives people independence and opportunity
- Environmental Wellbeing – Sustainable living, safe and secure water and soils, waste minimisation, biodiversity enhanced
Applications are weighted on their merits within one or more of these wellbeing outcomes along with one of the criteria below:
Supporting communities to transition to a sustainable and low emissions economy
Examples of wellbeing projects could include things like: school garden to table projects, community solar projects and other green initiatives.
Under this criteria you could request funding to support waste reduction and recycling or environmental education projects, among many other wellbeing initiatives to benefit the community.
Delivery of initiatives that support improvements in community wellbeing
Examples of wellbeing projects could include community events, wellbeing workshops or initiatives that encourage and promote social, cultural, environmental and economic self-sufficiency.
Under this criteria, if you were a group whose purpose is to improve health, activity and opportunities for Tamariki, you could request funding for operational costs or a new programme to enhance your service delivery.
You can either apply online or print and fill out this application form. Send your application and supporting documents to grants@swdc.govt.nz or drop it into our offices at 19 Kitchener Street, Martinborough.
