Important Hāpai Hapori (Community Operations) funding dates
Hāpai Hapori Funding Calendars
Maramataka Tahua Hāpai Hapori
This document lists the opening, closing and decision dates for all funds administered by Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua's (Department) Hāpai Hapori branch.
Funding years on this page refer to the 1 July- 30 June financial year.
It includes dates for:
2025/2026 Funding Year
- 2025/2026 Lottery Grants Board Te Puna Tahua
- 2025/2026 Crown Funds Ngā kaupapa e tautokona ā-pūteatia ana e te Karauna
- 2025/2026 Trust funds
The Department reserves the right to change the dates listed on this page.
2025/2026 Lottery Grants Board Te Puna Tahua
| Fund | Opening date | Closing date | 'Decision by' date* (the latest date a decision meeting will occur) |
| Lottery Community Fund (round 1) Te Tahua Whakatinana Papakāinga | 9 July 2025 | 6 August 2025 | 5 November 2025 |
| Lottery Community Fund (round 2) Te Tahua Whakatinana Papakāinga | 5 November 2025 | 3 December 2025 | 1 April 2026 |
| Lottery Environment and Heritage Fund Te Tahua Taiao Ngā Taonga | Always open from 1 June 2025 | Requests received by 20 August 2025 | 5 November 2025 |
| Requests received by 3 December 2025 | 4 March 2026 | ||
| Requests received by 18 March 2026 | 3 June 2026 | ||
| Lottery Community Facilities Fund Te Tahua Hapori Ngā Whakaurunga | Always open from 1 June 2025 | Requests received by 25 June 2025 | 17 September 2025 |
| Requests received by 12 November 2025 | 18 February 2026 | ||
| Requests received by 25 February 2026 | 20 May 2026 | ||
| Lottery Health Research Fund Te Tahua Rangahau Hauoratanga | 2 July 2025 | 27 August 2025 | 19 November 2025 |
| Lottery Outdoor Safety Fund Te Tahua Whakaruruhau | 9 July 2025 | 6 August 2025 | 5 November 2025 |
| Lottery Individuals with Disabilities (IWD) Fund Te Komiti mo ngā Tāngata Hauā | Always open | Decisions on IWD grants are made in: August, October, December, February, April, June | |
| Lottery Minister's Discretionary Fund Te Tahua Mā Te Minita Anō Tohatoha | Always open | Monthly | |
| Oranga Marae | Closed until 1 July 2025 | Oranga Marae fund page | |
*'Decision by' dates are the latest date a committee or advisory group can meet to make funding decisions for a funding round. If you have a funding request being considered in that funding round, you will be informed of the decision by email shortly after that meeting.
2025/2026 Crown Funds Ngā kaupapa e tautokona ā-pūteatia ana e te Karauna
| Fund | Opening date | Closing date | 'Decision by' date* (the latest date a decision meeting will occur) |
| Community Organisation Grants Scheme (COGS) Te Tahua Mā Ngā Whakahaere i Ngā Hapori | 16 April 2025 | 14 May 2025 | 30 July 2025 |
| Community and Volunteering Capability Fund - Sector leadership priority Tahua Āheinga Hapori me te Tūaotanga | 7 May 2025 | 4 June 2025 | 25 July 2025 |
| Community and Volunteering Capability Fund - Volunteering priority Tahua Āheinga Hapori me te Tūaotanga | 7 May 2025 | 4 June 2025 | 25 July 2025 |
| Community and Volunteering Capability Fund - Organisational capability priority (through internships) Tahua Āheinga Hapori me te Tūaotanga | Always open Fund allocation fully committed until 1 July 2025. | Allow up to 12 weeks from when you submit your request for a decision | |
| Community and Volunteering Capability Fund - Youth worker training priority Tahua Āheinga Hapori me te Tūaotanga | Always open | Allow up to 12 weeks from when you submit your request for a decision | |
| Disarmament Education UN Fund | 11 June 2025 | 23 July 2025 | 3 September 2025 |
| Racing Safety Fund (2025/26 round 1) | 23 July 2025 | 17 September 2025 | 15 October 2025 |
| Racing Safety Fund (2025/26 round 2) | 18 February 2026 | 25 March 2026 | 24 April 2026 |
*'Decision by' dates are the latest date a committee or advisory group can meet to make funding decisions for a funding round. If you have a funding request being considered in that funding round, you will be informed of the decision by email shortly after that meeting.
2025/2026 Trust funds
| Fund | Opening date | Closing date | 'Decision by' date* (the latest date a decision meeting will occur) |
| Peace and Disarmament Education Trust (2025/26 round 1) | 5 March 2025 | 16 April 2025 | 14 May 2025 |
| Peace and Disarmament Education Trust (2025/26 round 2) | 11 June 2025 | 23 July 2025 | 3 September 2025 |
| Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust (2025/26 round 1) | 13 August 2025 | 24 September 2025 | 31 October 2025 |
| Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust (2025/26 round 2) | 18 February 2026 | 25 March 2026 | 29 April 2026 |
| Norman Kirk Memorial Trust | 6 August 2024 | 17 September 2025 | 12 November 2025 |
| Pacific Development Conservation Trust (2025/26 round 1) | 6 August 2025 | 19 September 2025 | 5 November 2025 |
| Pacific Development Conservation Trust (2025/26 round 2) | 4 February 2026 | 18 March 2026 | 13 May 2026 |
| Viet Nam Veterans and their Families Trust (2025/26 round 1) | Always open | June 2025 | |
| Viet Nam Veterans and their Families Trust (2025/26 round 2) | Always open | September 2025 | |
| Viet Nam Veterans and their Families Trust (2025/26 round 3) | Always open | November/December 2025 | |
| Viet Nam Veterans and their Families Trust (2025/26 round 4) | Always open | January 2026 | |
| Viet Nam Veterans and their Families Trust (2025/26 round 5) | Always open | March 2026 | |
| Viet Nam Veterans and their Families Trust (2025/26 round 6) | Always open | May 2026 | |
| Winston Churchill Memorial Trust | 2 July 2025 | 13 August 2025 | 26 November 2025 |
*'Decision by' dates are the latest date a committee or advisory group can meet to make funding decisions for a funding round. If you have a funding request being considered in that funding round, you will be informed of the decision by email shortly after that meeting.