Invercargill Active Communities Funding Scheme
Always open for applications?
Yes
Eligible districts
Invercargill City Council area only.
Eligibility
• Projects must be sport, fitness and active leisure
• Applicants must be non-profit clubs or organisations
• The applicant must contribute a significant proportion of the cost of the project from their own funds
• Applicants must be able to account for their funds
• Organisations do not need to be a legal entity but must prepare a set of annual accounts
Available to groups or individuals?
Groups may apply
History
The Fund aims to encourage people to get involved in sport, fitness or physical recreation. Funds available for distribution under this scheme are generated from the income earned from a capital sum invested from the previous Hillary Commission Loan Programme.
Objectives
To support sport, fitness and active leisure activities being under taken by non-profit organisations for the benefit of Invercargill City residents. Funding in the form of a subsidy or loan.
Projects funded
Sport, fitness and active leisure projects.
Excluded projects
• Applications that are not directly related to a community sport, fitness or physical leisure organisation or activity.
• Applications that are, in the opinion of the Committee, subsidising ongoing organisation activities
- eg: subscriptions
- rental charges and entry fees
- insurance
- reducing debt servicing
- administration and/or operating costs;
Activities funded
Three categories of funding are available:
• Subsidies for coach and volunteer training
• Subsidies to go towards project costs
• Loans
Excluded activities
• Wages/salaries (except for one-off volunteer development tutors);
• Prizes/trophies;
• Team or individual travel unless eligible for the Travel Fund;
• School programmes;
• Uniforms;
• Computers, unless funded by loan.
• Projects where the expenditure has already been incurred (retrospective funding).
Funds available
Information not available
Grants made last year
Information not available
Funds available last year
Information not available
How to apply
Applications for projects seeking less than $1000 close at noon on the 15th of each month; applications for projects requesting $1000 or more close at noon on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 15
Application forms are available online (with different forms for those applying for less than $1,000 and those applying for over $1,000).
Information about the Scheme can be viewed from the website.
You must complete a separate application form for each project. E.g. one for referee training, one for coach training, one for equipment.
Please Note: if you have received funding from the Community Sport Fund in the past, you must have returned your accountability form before this application can be considered.
Applications to be sent to: Mary Napper, Invercargill City Council, Private Bag 90-104, Invercargill
Information required with your application
More detailed information is required for applications for more than $1,000.
• Contact details
• Purpose of the application
• Details about the project requiring funding
• The benefits to the community
• Detailed budget.
• Annual accounts.
• Bank slip
Decision makers
A Committee comprising 3 Councillors, Council staff, iwi representatives, Regional Sport Trust representatives and 5 community representatives.
Decision time
Within 4 weeks of applications closing.
How notified
By letter.
How paid
Payment is made on receipt of invoices proving the project has been completed. Arrangements can be made to release funding once the project is underway.
Conditions of acceptance
An accountability report detailing number who attended and the outcomes achieved.
Other information
Loan requirements are slightly different.
Contact
Scheme Administrator
Invercargill City Council
Private Bag 90104
Invercargill 9840
Phone: 0800 422 435
Email: service@icc.govt.nz
http://icc.govt.nz/