If your Rural Hall is not eligible to apply and your organisation is still looking for funding you may like to visit the Public Trust website Public Trust Charities or Generosity NZ website Generosity NZ to search for other grant making organisations.
Any applications with the following circumstances will not be considered.
- Incomplete or late applications - please ensure all questions are answered on the application form and all requested supporting documentation is uploaded. Failure to do so may result in the application not being eligible.
- Requests for retrospective funding.
- Accountability requirements from 2023: any applicant who received funding in the 2023 grant round that has not uploaded a receipt for the grant to the SmartyGrants database will not be considered. (Or who had not made alternate arrangements with the Public Trust as Trustee.)
- Applications from individuals, sports organisations and service clubs or are not a Rural Hall. (Sports organisations and service clubs includes those that have membership fees or who focus on social activities).
- Applications requesting funding for overseas projects.
- Applications not based in or supporting people within the Rangitikei region (Rangitikei District Council map).
- Applications not based specifically on rural halls maintenance requests.
- Financial Statements that do not comply with the Reporting Standards set by DIA - Charities Services. You must attach the same completed financial statements you used with your latest Charities Filing return (if applicable) or alternatively copies of your Rural Hall bank statements for the last 12 months.
- Applications requesting funds outside of the funding range. Please note the funding range is: $2,000 to $20,000 (EXCL GST)