Make An Application

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for funds from the Community Trust of Mid and South Canterbury

1. Read the Trust’s Grants Policy. The policy explains amongst other things:

• who the Trust will receive applications from
• the purposes for which the Trust will consider an application
• the information required to support the application
• the closing dates for applications

2. Discuss your application proposal with the Community Relations Manager to ensure that your organisation and project are eligible to apply. Please note that national groups applying for funding for local delivery are advised to provide local financials, statistics and narratives to support their application.

Applications which do not meet the criteria for the relevant round will not be considered in that round. Applications cannot be transferred from one round to the next.

3. Complete an Application Form online. Be prepared with digital copies of the attachments required, eg evidence of community support for your proposal, supporting documentation for key staff (if relevant), project budget (including both income and expenses), financial and banking documentation (including annual accounts, bank statements, deposit slip), evidence to support expenses described (quotes, contracts), verified minutes or resolution to apply for funding.

4.  Submit the completed Online Application prior to 5pm on the closing date for the round.  Online Applications Only – No emailed or hard copy applications can be accepted by the Community Trust.

Note:

• Applications are considered within an approximate two-month window following submission.
• Applications will only be considered out of round where Trustees, , accept that exceptional circumstances outside of the applicant’s control require an urgent response.
• Generally organisations should apply only once within the Community Trust’s financial year.
• A Community Trust grant is not subject to GST.

Applicants will be notified of the result within a week of a decision being made.

WE DO NOT FUND

• Retrospectively –  project activities which take place prior to the relevant meeting date are ineligible for funding being retrospective at the time of the funding decision.
• Central or Local government
• Commercial ventures
• Endowments, Capital Funds, and other Trust Funds
• Individuals, including scholarships and organisations that provide individual scholarships
• Costs to attend out-of-region conferences, education, tournaments, competitions, tours
• Centennial or jubilee events – unless they are region wide
• Defibrillators and/or lockboxes

WHAT YOU NEED

Documents need to be saved as a PDF of no larger than 5Mb.

• Charity number where applicable
• Evidence of community support e.g., letters of support, statistics to show benefits
• Project or operating budget
• Quotes (minimum of 2) where applicable (these must be addressed to the applicant organisation – if you have only 1 quote an explanation is required as to why)
• Annual reports and/or annual financial statements (most recent)
• Recent bank statement for each of your working/general accounts.
• Verified minutes (signed by the secretary) that include a resolution to apply for funding.