Community Events Grants Application

1. Start

• Type your email address in the box underneath these instructions.
• Ensure you allow pop-ups for this browser while completing this form; error messages may appear as pop-ups.

TIP:  Save your responses in a word document to then paste into the application form when ready.

2. Save progress: you can start your application now, save it, and finish it later.

• Check that you have entered your email address.
• Click the Save progress and Exit button.
• We will send you an email containing a link and a password.
• If you do not receive a confirmation email please contact us.
• Save this email and use the link and password to return to your saved application as required.
• Check that any uploaded files are still attached.
• NOTE: this does NOT submit your application to DCC.

3. Submit application

• Click the Submit button after you have completed your application form and attached your files - this submits your application to DCC.
• A thank-you page will appear - we recommend printing this page as a copy of your completed application.
• We will send you an email to confirm that we have received your application - the confirmation will also contain a copy of your application.
• If you do not receive a confirmation email or have any problems sending us your application, please contact us.

Evidence of previous practice and/or community support

Please attach letters of support from individuals and local, regional or national organisations. It is useful to include evidence of the success of previous work such as audience feedback, media coverage, reviews. You can attach these in the last section of this form.

For Events Grants, you must contribute at least 50% of the cost of the event for which you are applying. Contributions can include donated materials and professional services.

List all the income and costs for your event.

You can download this template worksheet to assist with your budgeting. We will accept other formats if you already have your own budget, but please ensure that the items covered in the template are included in your form. Please save and name the worksheet with your organisation's name if using the template. Please upload the completed worksheet in the last section of this form.

Project Costs and Income Worksheet (excel, 12kb, new window)

Transfer the Project Costs, Income, Total Project Costs (A) and Total Project Income (B) figures into the fields below.

Have you received grants from any other organisation?

If you have please tell us about the funding

Do you have any other grant applications pending?

If you have please tell us about the about funding applications

Goods and Services:
Have you sought quotes for your project or service? Please attach quotes for all goods or services you will buy for your event. If the goods and services you will be buying cost more than $2000, you must obtain two quotes from different suppliers. You can attach these in the last section of this form.

Financial Accounts: 
Please attach your organisation’s latest accounts e.g. balance sheet, statement of income and expenditure, or latest audited accounts. Financial information must show income from other funders e.g. Dunedin City Council, Child, Youth and Family Contracting Group, Southern District Health Board, Community Organisation Grant Scheme (COGS), Work and Income NZ, Community Corrections, NZ Lottery Board, Creative New Zealand, philanthropic trusts. You can attach these in the last section of this form.

Please tell us your bank details:
This is the account we will pay your grant into, if your application is successful. 

If you are a new applicant or have had a change to the bank details previously provided please supply a copy of your bank details as verification. This can be a bank deposit slip, print from a bank statement or image of online bank details. Please upload a copy of this in the Declaration, checklist and attachments section of this form.

Primary contact person:
Please check your email address regularly, as we may ask you for more information about your application.

Please attach the documents to your application.

As part of this application you are required to provide the following. Failure to do so will deem the application incomplete.

• Two letters of support (letters need to be relevant and received within the past twelve months)
• Your organisations most recent financial statement
• Completed event budget

We recommend that you upload/attach the files at the end of the application, just before submitting the form if you are using the 'Save Progress and exit' option.

Upload all other documents
(The documents can also include financial accounts, evidence of community support or previous practice, or any other information you want to support your application.)