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Bin Enquiry FormQuarter | Month of event | Funding allocation | Closing date |
1 | July August September |
$15,000 | Last working day in June or until funding allocation exhausted |
2 | October November December |
$7,500 | Last working day in September or until funding allocation exhausted |
3 | January February March |
$7,500 | Last working day in December or until funding allocation exhausted |
4 | April May June |
$15,000 | Last working day in March or until funding allocation exhausted |
Applications can be submitted at any time during the year for an event taking place in a yet to be assessed quarter. Please note application close dates above.
We encourage you to get your application in well in advance of the application closing date for best chance of funding being available.
We endeavour to assess applications as frequently as possible but please allow up to three weeks for a response.
If the funding allocation for a quarter is exhausted before the application close date we shall update this on the website and any subsequent applications will be notified on receipt of application.
If the allocated funding amount is not reached during any quarter the excess will be rolled over into the following quarter.
To apply for funding you or your organisation need to be a legal entity such as a trust, company, incorporated society or association to be eligible to receive funding.
Our Events Strategy (PDF 1 Mb) focuses on activities that boost the vibrancy of our city.
The strategy outlines some guiding principles supports events which contribute to the following key themes:
We give priority to:
We are looking to support events that:
When we’re going through your application we look at things like:
We won’t fund event costs that go towards:
Start by completing the Event Support Fund Application Form (PDF 600KB). Make sure you:
We're unable to process your application if you don't include all of the information. Remember to keep a copy of your form - we can't make a copy for you after we've received it.
Send your completed form to:
Event Support Fund – City Events
Hutt City Council
Private Bag 31912
Lower Hutt 5040
You can also email a copy to events@huttcity.govt.nz. We'll email you back to let you know we've received your application. We don't accept applications by fax.
Applications for each quarter must be received at our offices by 5pm on the last working day of the month applications close. Please see the funding allocation table above for closing dates.
First, we check that your application has been completed properly and that you've provided all the required documentation. If information is missing you'll be asked to provide it, which means your application won't be assessed until we receive all the supporting information we need. We'll only hold applications for one month – after that, if the information we need still hasn’t been received, your application will be declined.
The assessment team will consider all applications that have been completed properly and contain all the required information and documentation. They'll decide whether your grant has been approved or declined.
If your application is accepted, we'll send you an email advising how to claim the grant money.
If your application is declined, you should receive a letter approximately seven working days after the assessment team has met. You can reapply for a grant, but you'll need to submit a completely new application.
Grants must be used within three months of deposit into your bank account and for the purpose stated on your application form.
If you don’t use the entire grant, or if you received funds from any other sources for the same purpose(s) as you applied to the Event Support Fund, you must return the unspent amount of the grant funds along with an Accountability Report to account for the grant money you have spent.
You can't use unspent grant funds for any purpose we haven't approved.
If you have received a grant, you need to complete an accountability report to explain how your organisation and community benefited from the grant. This needs to be done within two months of the event date.
You can complete an accountability report by:
Remember to attach copies of receipts and invoices to show how the funds were used. If you do not provide this information you may have to return the grant.
How you can acknowledge Council support
If your application is successful you might like to acknowledge Council's support. You could do this by:
Successful Event Support Fund applicants 2018-19 (PDF 443.1 KB)