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FUNDER: |
Open date |
Close date |
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Open all year: |
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HDC Waste Minimisation Fund – Small |
Open all year round |
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First Light |
Start of every month |
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Eastern & Central |
Assessed bi-monthly |
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Sport Hawkes Bay |
Assessed bi-monthly |
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NCC Community Development |
Open all year round |
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January |
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HDC Creative Communities |
30/01/2026 |
1/03/2026 |
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NCC Creative communities |
30/01/2026 |
1/03/2026 |
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NCC Community Initiatives |
30/01/2026 |
30/03/2026 |
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February |
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HDC Waste Minimisation Fund – Large |
23/02/2026 |
30/03/2026 |
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HDC Waste Minimisation Fund – School |
23/02/2026 |
30/03/2026 |
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March |
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HDC Single year Grants |
23/03/2026 |
24/04/2026 |
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HDC Vibrancy grant |
23/03/2026 |
24/04/2026 |
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Royston Health Trust |
2/03/2026 |
3/03/2026 |
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April |
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DIA Community Organisation Grants Scheme (COGS) |
15/04/2026 |
13/05/2026 |
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May |
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Hawkes Bay Foundation |
1/05/2026 |
1/06/2026 |
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July |
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DIA Lottery Community Fund (round 1) |
8/07/2026 |
5/08/2026 |
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November |
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DIA Lottery Community Fund (round 2) |
4/11/2026 |
2/12/2026 |
Funding for Community Groups and Programmes:
Regional Trusts, Foundations & Funders
There is an expansive network of community trusts and foundations in each region of New Zealand. Community Trusts and foundations provide funding support that charities may be eligible for. Have a look at the website of your local community trust to see what funding options are available.
- Eastern and Central Community Trust
- Hawkes Bay Foundation
- Royston Health Trust
- The Evergreen Foundation
- Sport Hawkes Bay Funding
- Biodiversity Hawke's Bay
Local councils
Charities may qualify for funding from their local council. Each local council has different criteria and different funds depending on the community. Check out the website of your local council to see if your charity is eligible for funding.
National Funding Opportunities
- The Department of Internal Affairs - Community Matters
- Creative New Zealand
- Ministry for Ethnic Communities
- Ministry for Pacific Peoples
Gaming machine societies (Pokies)
Class 4 corporate societies that are licensed to operate gaming machines must apply the net proceeds of the gaming operation to authorised purposes.
- First Light Community Foundation
- Four Winds Foundation Limited
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited
- New Zealand Community Trust
- One Foundation
- Pub Charity Limited
- TAB New Zealand
- The Lion Foundation
- The Trillian Trust
- Trusthouse Foundation
- We Care Community Trust Ltd
- Youthtown
To view the full list of societies that make grants across the Hawkes Bay Region go to the DIA webpage here:
Other community funding opportunities
- Air Rescue Services Limited
- ANZ Staff Foundation
- Bernard Chambers Charitable Trust
- BNZ Foundation
- Centralines LTD
- Frimley Foundation
- Gwen Malden Charitable Trust
- Harcourts Foundation
- Hawkes Bay Children's Holding Trust
- iSport Foundation
- The Jenkins Foundation
- Joan Fernie Charitable Trust
- Kinetic
- Lindsay Foundation
- Māhutonga - Initiative Fund
- Meridian - Power Up Harapaki
- Pan Pac Environmental Trust
- Perpetual Guardian
- Public Trust
- Rule Foundation
- The Sargood Bequest
- Simplicity Foundation
- Sutherland Self Help Trust
- The Tindall Foundation
Funding for Young People:
- Eastern & Central Community Trust - TiraRangatahi
- Hastings District Council - Youth Grants
- Napier City Council - Youth Grants
- The Hawke's Bay Foundation - Youth Scholarships
- The Hawke’s Bay Youth Futures Trust - Annie Aranui Scholarship
- The Ministry of Youth Development (MYD)