Community Development Small Grants 2024/25

Submissions closed at midnight 31 May 2024 (NZST).

Community Development Small Grants 

The Community Development Small Grants Fund is to provide funding for essential administration expenses to enable local communities and for-purpose organisations to operate. It is open to local communities and for-purpose organisations based in Palmerston North and primarily providing a service, activity, or project to Palmerston North residents. 

The application and allocation process is administered by Te Pu Harakeke on behalf of the Palmerston North City Council. 

If you have questions please contact the Te Pu Harakeke team at smallgrants@tepuharakeke.org.nz or call 06 354 3809. 

 

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 

Click here to read the application guidelines.

To complete this form you will need: 

  1. To have already completed any outstanding accountability forms for Community Development Small Grants in received in previous years.

  2. Copies of the following documents: 
    • Your most recent Financial Statements or Statement of Service Performance
    • A statement of income and expenses (profit & loss) for the current financial year (ie the financial year which includes April/May 2024). 
    • A balance sheet, bank statement, or a screenshot of online banking. This must show the balances of all accounts (including term deposits/investments). 
    • An operational budget (can be draft) for the financial year which includes July 2024. 

You may begin anywhere in this application form. Please ensure you save as you go. 

If you need more help using SmartyGrants, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) 

 

MOVING THROUGH THE APPLICATION FORM 

On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want. 

You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application. 

 

SAVING YOUR DRAFT APPLICATION 

If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off. 

You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form. 

 

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION 

You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it. 

Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors. 

Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible. 

When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register. 

If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted. 

Hint: also check the email hasn't landed in your spam or junk email folder. 

 

ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS 

You will need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device. 

You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time. 

 

COMPLETING AN APPLICATION IN A GROUP/TEAM 

A number of people can work on an application using the same log in details as long as only one person is working at a time. Ensure you save as you go. 

 

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