Lottery Grants

This fund is open for applications now.

Lottery grant requests must align with 1 of the Board’s criteria of:

• enhancing capability and increasing capacity among applicants and the community
• reducing community organisation funding gaps
• having regards to the needs and aspirations of Māori
• considering the needs of older people, Pacific people and other ethnic communities, women and youth, and people with disabilities.

Grant requests should show how they will contribute to at least 1 key objective. The objectives are:

• supporting volunteers
• enabling people to help themselves
• promoting community wellbeing and addressing disadvantage
• promoting community participation, inclusion and identity.

Applicants should also show how they:

• will focus on achieving their outcomes
• will work together with others to achieve common community outcomes
• are responsive to the communities they serve.