Budgets (Ngā mahere pūtea)
All requests for funding must include a budget. The type of budget you need to provide depends on what your request is for.
Community Support Services are all the ongoing costs of running an organisation providing a community service. Examples of these could include:
- salaries
- administration
- rent
- regular programme delivery
- hosting regular events.
Project costs are costs related to a defined one-off project which has a clear start and end date. Examples could include:
- a pilot programme
- a new initiative.
Project costs do not include business-as-usual activities.
Facility planning and delivery costs are costs related to assessing whether a community facilities project is needed and feasible; and to restore, upgrade or redevelop a community facility or marae.
- feasibility study
- technical assessments
- redeveloping a facility
- building a new facility.
Facility planning and delivery costs do not include business-as-usual activities.
You can submit your budget using a format of your choice, as long as it meets the requirements below.
Alternatively, use one of the templates provided:
- Operating budget (30KB)
- Project budget (20KB)
I am requesting funding for: | Budget requirements |
Community Support Services (single year and multi-year) | Provide your organisation's operating budget. This must be for a 12 month period (your current financial year). Include the start and end date for your budget. Your budget must show all the confirmed and unconfirmed income including your grant amount requested, that your organisation expects to receive during your current financial year. Your budget must also show all expected expenses, including the items your organisation plans to spend money on during your current financial year. If your organisation is GST registered, all amounts in the budget, including the grant request, must be GST exclusive. If your grant application is successful, the GST component will be added to the grant payment. If your funding request is approved, you will be required to provide an updated operating budget each year before the next grant payment is released. |
Community projects or facilities | Provide a project budget showing all the confirmed and unconfirmed income for the project (including your grant request). Your budget must also show the project costs over the length of the project. If your organisation is GST registered, all amounts in the budget, including the grant request, must be GST exclusive. If your grant application is successful, the GST component will be added to the grant payment. |