About the Community Climate Action Fund
This fund is comprised of the combined budgets of the previous Local Projects Fund and the Community Engagement Fund for the contestable fund in the 2022/2025 triennium.
Objectives
The fund aims to contribute to the city's carbon reduction goals by funding:
- Community-led carbon reduction initiatives as identified in the Lower Hutt Climate Action Pathway
- Community engagement initiatives that result in waste minimisation
Eligibility criteria
You must:
- Community service groups must be from or have a base in Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai / Lower Hutt from which they provide regular business-as-usual services.
- Applicants cannot apply to multiple council funds for the same kaupapa/project/event.
- All applications made must go towards meeting the objectives of the Lower Hutt Climate Action Pathway.
- Groups applying for funds over 10K must be a registered charity or legal entity.
- Groups applying for up to 10K of funds do not have to be a registered charity but are required to show good finance records and a verification of bank account with more than one signatory.
- Applicants must try and utilise local Lower Hutt businesses and services where possible for required resources, materials, and support.
Available funding
Hutt City Council made budgetary provisions in 2022/2025 triennium through the Community Boards/Wards as follows:
Community Engagement Fund | Local Projects Fund | Combined Community Climate Action Fund | |
Eastbourne Community Board | $7,302 ($2,434pa) | $7,302 | |
Petone Community Board | $26,568 ($6,431pa) | $19,311 | |
Wainuiomata Community Board | $19,311 ($8,865pa) | $26,568 | |
Eastern Ward | $26,118 ($8706pa) | $60,300 | $86,418 |
Northern Ward | $23,595 ($7865pa) | $60,300 | $83,895 |
Western Ward | $19,140 ($6380pa) | $60,300 | $79,440 |
Central Ward | $28,770 ($9590pa) | $60,300 | $89,070 |
Within the combined Community Action Fund there are two funding streams:
- Engagement events
- New projects
Funding Rounds
- Wards will have two funding rounds over the triennium (mid 2024 and 2025)
- Community board will continue to have two funding rounds per annum in-line with the Community Board Meetings
- See our funding calendar for more information
Examples include:
We don't fund activities that:
- Assets on Council land which require ongoing operational funding
- Projects-assets which require significant support from Council teams to implement
- Promotion of an organisation’s religious, ethical, commercial, or political views
- Buying land or buildings or carrying out maintenance on buildings
- Duplicate services that are already covered by Council or by government agencies e.g. health or education providers
- Kaupapa that has already begun or finished
- Redistribution of funds to others at the applicant’s discretion
- Fundraising or legal costs
- Capital investments or trust funds
- Prize money or prizes
- Operational costs e.g. salaries, wages, rent, power.
How to apply
- Fill in our online form
Past successful applicants
Year/Funding Round | Details | File/Size |
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2023-2024 | Community engagement successful applicants 2023-24 | PDF 153KB |
2019-2020 | Community engagement successful applicants 2019-20 | PDF 108KB |
2018-2019 | Community engagement successful applicants 2018-19 | PDF 115KB |
More information
Contact details
Email: funding@huttcity.govt.nz