Provide financial support to social, arts, sports and recreation, environmental and heritage organisations that take a key and unique role in supporting the city to achieve its strategic goals and ultimately ensure Dunedin is one of the world’s great small cities.
As well as the DCC grants funding general criteria the following criteria apply.
- That their work in the city significantly contributes to achieving the priorities of one or more of the Council's key strategies.
- That as an organisation they are critical to Dunedin's community fabric and longer term sustainability.
- Can demonstrate evidence of community support, collaboration and building partnerships with other organisations.
- The organisation has governance that is recognised as able to operate effectively and efficiently with a presence in Dunedin.
- The funding is for core operating costs.
- The grants are paid annually for a specified period of up to three (3) consecutive years. At the end of each year successful applicants will be required to provide accountability reports.
- Organisations will have opportunity to reapply for consideration for further funding at the completion of their funding arrangement.
Applications for these funds will be considered by the Grants Subcommittee once a year.