Local government has an important role to play in promoting the social, cultural, environmental, and economic wellbeing of people and communities.
One way we contribute to this is funding for community organisations and businesses. The funds below are administered by Council and loosely categorised by wellbeing areas.
Arts and culture
Arts and Culture Annual Stability Fund
This fund supports an annual calendar of arts and cultural activity in Pōneke.
Arts and Culture Living Wage Fund
This fund supports arts and culture projects that need targeted support to pay artists and arts workers the living wage.
Arts and Culture Multi-Year Funding
This fund supports arts and cultural organisations' infrastructure and programmes for up to three years.
Arts and Culture Project Fund
This fund supports time-bound arts and cultural projects.
Community Events Sponsorship
This fund supports community events sponsorship.
Creative Communities Scheme
This scheme supports and encourages local arts activities.
Tawa Community Grants
These grants provide financial support for community initiatives in Tawa.
Wellington Venues Subsidy
This subsidy helps local community groups hold special events in certain Council-owned venues.
Economic and buildings
City Growth Fund
This fund supports initiatives that will contribute to Wellington's economic growth.
Heritage Resilience and Regeneration Fund
This fund helps owners of heritage buildings to carry out conservation and seismic strengthening work.
Environment
Climate and Sustainability Fund
This fund supports communities and businesses in Wellington city to undertake climate action.
Natural Environment Fund
This fund supports community environmental projects that help grow our natural capital.
Stone Soup Fund
This fund supports the viability and sustainability of established community gardens in Wellington.
Waste Minimisation Fund
This fund supports the development of innovative solutions for saving resources and reducing waste, so that Wellingtonians can be leaders in waste minimisation.
Social wellbeing
Betty Campbell Accommodation Assistance
This grant is for rental costs for office space in the central city for organisations delivering services that promote social well-being for Wellingtonians.
C H Izard Bequest
This grant helps charitable causes in great need.
Community Facility Partnership Fund
This fund supports the planning, development, and renewal of community facilities that are accessible, sustainable, and meet the diverse needs of Wellington’s communities.
Mayoral Relief Fund
One-off emergency relief is available to people in Wellington who are in need of help in the form of food, shelter and clothing.
Sports Event Partnership Fund
The Sports Event Partnership Fund has been established to support mid-tier sport and recreation events.
Sports Facility Partnership Fund
This fund supports community partnerships to plan, develop and renew sport and recreation facilities across
Stone Soup Fund
This fund supports the viability and sustainability of established community gardens in Wellington.
Tahua Whaihua Hapori – Community Outcomes Fund
This fund supports community-led initiatives improving safety, wellbeing, resilience, and connection in Pōneke.
Tahua Whaihua Hapori – Community Outcomes Fund Multi-Year Funding
This fund supports community-led initiatives improving safety, wellbeing, resilience, and connection in Pōneke with ongoing funding.
Tawa Community Grants
These grants provide financial support for community initiatives in Tawa.
Other grants
Other grants supported or administered by the Council include grants for recycling services, energy efficiency incentives, and compost.
Closed grants
Active Transport Workplace Fund (no longer available)
Funding was available for workplace programmes, infrastructure and services that encourage employees to actively commute to work.
Community Venue Assistance Fund (no longer available)
This fund supported the creation of community spaces and venues where services and activities contributed to social wellbeing.
Environmental and Accessibility Performance Fund (no longer available)
To encourage economic development and recognise the strategic importance of green certified buildings and accessible design across newly built and refurbished residential and commercial developments in Wellington.
Joe Aspell Trust (no longer available)
The Joe Aspell Trust distributed funds to community organisations serving socially disadvantaged young people living in Wellington.
Social and Recreation Fund (no longer available)
This fund aimed to support projects and organisations that delivered outcomes to improve community resilience, harm reduction, community safety and social wellbeing.
Sportsville Partnership Feasibility Fund (no longer available)
This fund was for the development of sports facilities and partnerships at major sporting and recreation hubs in Wellington City.
Waste Minimisation Seed Fund – Organics Diversion (no longer available)
This fund supported the development of projects which divert organic waste from landfill.