Community Events Support Fund

To be considered for the Community Event Support Fund, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Your event must be held in a venue or public space in Lower Hutt
• Your organisation must be based in Lower Hutt
• Applications must be submitted at least four weeks before your event date
• A comprehensive event description must be provided in your application
  • including your consideration of the priorities above and show that you’re ready to deliver with a clear plan, budget and delivery team
• An itemised event budget must be added to your application
• Community event support funding may be up to $2000
• Funding will be prioritised for essential items, discretionary elements may not be supported
• Events that charge an entry fee or are primarily fundraising events are eligible to apply. However, these events may not be eligible for the maximum funding amount and will be assessed on their individual merits
• Events already funded through other Council funding streams may not be eligible

Successful applicants must:

• use funds only for the approved purpose and in line with any terms and conditions we've set
• use the grant within three months of deposit into your bank account and for the purpose stated on your application form.
• complete an online Post Event Report no later than four weeks after the event to outline how the funds were used, how the community benefited from your event, how the event met its objectives
• let Council’s funding officer know immediately if any difficulty or potential difficulty arises that may compromise the service or project
• allow us to audit the use of the funds if we decide to
• recognise our support in all publicity material, annual reports and similar publications
• return the unspent amount of the grant funds along with an Accountability Report to account for the grant money you have spent.
• lay a complaint with Police if any funds are stolen or misappropriated, and then notify us
• Events must be smoke and vape free and commit to environmentally sustainable practices
• Events with more than 1,000 guests must have a waste management plan that meets the requirements of the Regional Waste Minimisation Bylaw

• Food and drinks
• Prizes, trophies and awards
• Purchase of equipment for private or organisation ownership
• Uniforms, costumes and decorations
• Facility development or capital works
• Travel, vehicle and accommodation costs
• Administration costs, wages, fees
• Events that are primarily intended for a private, invited or closed audience, rather than being open to the wider community
• Events of a primarily political or religious nature
• Workshops, programmes or multi-session activities that require participant registration rather than being open community events
• Events that may conflict with another event supported by Council
• Items or services that have already been paid for