2026 Community Services Grants - JuneRound

Fill Out
Now
This is a preview of the 2026 Community Services Grants June Round form. When you’re ready to apply, click Fill Out Now to begin.
 

1. Criteria

* indicates a required field.

Please note this Community Services Grant round closes at midnight on 30 June 2026. 

The purpose of Hamilton City Council's Community Service Grant is to support:

  • The delivery of services, initiatives and projects that improve community wellbeing and connectivity in Hamilton.

Grants will support organisations for:

  • Key services, initiatives, and projects that:
    • provide support for day to day needs such as food provisions.
    • support the development of life skills.
    • facilitate employment opportunities.
    • enhance the lives of people living with high needs; or
    • are initiatives that improve access to support or new experiences.
  • Small capital or equipment items, repairs and maintenance of existing non-Council assets that have wide impact on community.
  • Events that are open to the wider public, are low cost or free to attend, are likely to draw large audiences and activate our public spaces.

Consideration will be given to the number of volunteer hours contributed and any in kind donations toward the project.

  • Please note your application is being submitted in year 3 of Council's three-year grant cycle. Therefore, multi-year grants are not available in this funding round. Grants allocated from this round will be for one year only.

For further details please check our  Community Grants Policy.

1.1 Does your service, programme or activity take place in Hamilton? * Required
Select one choice. If No, please email our HCC Grants Distribution Advisor on Gary.Ho@hcc.govt.nz
1.2 Is your group * Required
Response required.
Clear the selected value for 1.2 Is your group
1.3 Does your organisation have a bank account? * Required
Response required.
1.4 Has your organisation been operating more than 12 months? * Required
Response required.
1.5 Do you have a set of annual financial accounts including financial statements and performance reports?

2. Your Organisation (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to questions:

  • "1.1 Does your service, programme or activity take place in Hamilton?" on page 1
  • "1.2 Is your group" on page 1
  • "1.3 Does your organisation have a bank account?" on page 1
  • "1.4 Has your organisation been operating more than 12 months?" on page 1
  • "1.5 Do you have a set of annual financial accounts including financial statements and performance reports?" on page 1
Please enter the registered (legal) name of your organisation.
2.2 Contact person * Required
Please enter the name of the primary contact person for this application.
Please enter the position of the primary contact given above.
Please enter the contact phone number for the primary contact given above.
Please enter the email address for the primary contact given above.
Word count:
Must be at least 100 words. 
Word count:
Must be at least 100 words. 
2.10 Is your organisation registered with Charities Services? * Required
Response required.
The Charity Registration Number provided will be used to look up the following information.
Click Lookup above to check that you have entered the Charity Registration Number correctly.
New Zealand Charities Register Information
Reg Number
Legal Name
Other Names
Reg Status
Charity's Street Address
Charity's Postal Address
Phone
Fax
Email
Website
Reg Date
Must be formatted correctly. 
Response required.
Response required.

3. Legal entity status

3.1 What is your organisation’s current legal status? * Required
Response required.

Incorporated Societies Act 2022 (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to questions:

  • "3.1 What is your organisation’s current legal status?" on page 1

If your organisation is an Incorporated Society registered before 5 October 2023, you must apply to re-register under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 by 5 April 2026.

Failure to re-register will result in your organisation being removed from the Incorporated Societies Register and it will cease to exist as a legal entity. Organisations that are no longer legally registered will not be eligible to apply for or receive council funding.

For more information, please visit the New Zealand Companies Office website.

3.2 Has your organisation re-registered as an Incorporated Society under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022?
Clear the selected value for 3.2 Has your organisation re-registered as an Incorporated Society under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022?
3.3 Please upload a copy of your current constitution or trust deed.
Upload new fileSelect stored file
    If your organisation is an Incorporated Society, you must provide your current constitution as filed under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022. Incorporated Societies that cannot provide evidence of current registration will not be eligible for funding.