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and Funding : Contract for Services Fund
Are you involved in an ongoing service to the Hastings district community such as swimmining pool trusts, community centres or key annual events? If you answered yes, then could be eligible to apply for the Contract for Services Fund.
Examples of services funded in the past have included the Flaxmere and Havelock North Community Centres, Hawke's Bay Surf Lifesaving, @omic Events Centre and the Citizens Advice Bureau.
Groups receive a three-yearly cycle of funding - which requires more forward planning and regular reporting back to Council.
Priority is given to applications from groups that:
- Show local initiative and participation
- Benefit a significant section of the community
- Show that the project contributes to the outcomes identified in the Council’s Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP) - go to the LTCCP web page
- Show they have sought and are receiving funding from other sources for the project and not relying solely on Council
- Have a sound base for their administration and ongoing programme
Planning
Evidence
of planning, budgets and annual accounts are required
for Council's Contract for Services grant. Council will,
in the first instance, approve a three year funding commitment,
and thereafter determine the funding annually for the third
year.
At the annual review, the Council will monitor performance
against agreed levels and consider Year 3 of the budget.
Therefore, organisations in this category have a guarantee
of threeyears funding subject to satisfactory performance.
Organisations failing to perform may have funding withheld.
Payments of the funding will normally be made on a quarterly
basis unless otherwise agreed between the parties.
Increase in funding
Organisations seeking a funding increase must demonstrate how they propose to joint-fund the cost with Council for example with other funding partners. The Council does not expect to be the sole funder. Organisations which make an effort to raise funds themselves will be favoured.
Apply
- Contract for Services application form (PDF 57kB)
- Application notes (PDF 14kB)
Applications close Friday 31 October 2008
Contact
For more information contact Grants Administrator, Christine
Ennis, on 
christinee@hdc.govt.nz
or phone 06 878 0510 extension 8704.
