Community Association Grant

The Community Association Fund supports resident and ratepayer groups, citizen associations and marae trusts recognised by Whangarei District Council that advocate for and uplift their local community.

The Grant is $750 annually for administration costs to support your community mahi. This can include meeting / hui costs, communications / pānui, or honorarium / koha for an administrator.

Applications can be made any time while the fund is open, and outcomes will be advised within 21 days of your application being received.

This fund will be open from 1 October 2026 to 30 April 2027.

Criteria

Eligible applicants are community organisations that:

are a resident and ratepayer group, citizen association or marae trust
have the primary purpose as stated in their constitution or trust deed to support and advocate for their local community
are either place-based or hapū-based within the Whangārei District
demonstrate that they are actively engaged with the community, and
are recognised by your community and by Council as representing your people's voice.

Apply online

Step 1.Check criteria

See if you are eligible by checking the criteria above.

Step 2.Prepare supporting information

You will need to provide the following supporting information with your application:

Trust deed or constitution
latest AGM minutes
Chairperson's report (or equivalent – usually provided at the AGM)
latest annual financial report (usually uploaded to the societies or charities register)
proof of bank details.

Step 3.Log into SmartyGrants

Log into our SmartyGrants portal using your credentials.

If it is your first time using SmartyGrants, please read the help information below. You can find out about registering and also about creating a SmartyFile account to manage your organisational account.

SmartyGrants help