Community Grassroots
| Applications close: | 30 June 2024 |
| Decision notified: | ASAP after Board approval (4-6 weeks after closing date) |
| Funding period: | Grant funds must be spent by 31 March 2025 |
| Funding released: | Upon approval |
| Accountability report due: | Report must be received by 31 March 2025 |
| Funds available: | Grant amounts of up to $5,000 |
Who Can Apply
Community grants are available to not-for-profit organisations or local branches of national organisations that provide services, programmes and activities that directly benefit people living within the Trust district.
All community grant applications are assessed with criteria that align with the Masterton Trust Lands Act 2003. During the process of assessing applications, Trustees examine how funding can contribute to community good for:
- Art and culture
- Community services
- Environmental and conservation projects
- Health and wellbeing
- Physical welfare.
Conditions
What can be funded
- Operating expenses and core service costs (including salaries and wages).
- Programme and activity costs.
- Workshops and events.
- Equipment and resources.
- Training and development.
- Repairs and maintenance.
- Support for individuals – only if the application is submitted and fully endorsed by their local club/organisation.
What will NOT be funded
- Affiliation or membership fees.
- Prizes.
- Projects of a non-specific nature.
- Expenditure that has already occurred.
- Purchase of vehicles.
- Projects that benefit communities outside the Trust’s defined geographical boundaries.
Application Process
Complete the Community Impact Grant application form and submit.
The application form must include information regarding why the funding is required, together with the benefits and outcomes that the applicant is aiming to achieve for the community.
The board of the Masterton Trust Lands Trust makes decisions on grant applications. The decision-making process may take up to six weeks after the application close-off date.
Grant funds will be paid on approval. Successful applicants will be required to provide a grant invoice to the Trust to initiate payment of the grant funds.
Monitoring & Reporting
Organisations receiving funding will be asked to report on the outcomes of the project and must account for the expenditure of funds, i.e. provide a summary of how the funding was utilised as per the original application and proof of expenditure by 31 March 2025.
The Trust wants to find out if our funding has made a difference, evidence of beneficiaries and outcomes need to be clearly shown.
Your responsibilities:
- You must use the grant funds for the purpose that was approved.
- If you wish to use the funds for any other purpose, you must first seek approval from the Trust.
- Any funds found not allocated towards the approved purpose will be required to be reimbursed.
Contact
| To submit a completed application and for questions about eligibility or the purpose and general criteria of the grant fund: | Masterton Trust Lands Trust 189 Queen Street, PO Box 90, Masterton 5840 Ph. 06 370 0155 grants@mtlt.org.nz |
| The Masterton District Council Community Development Team are available to assist with completing grant applications: | Masterton District Council Community Development Team Leader Kelsi Rutene P. 06 370 6300 | M. 021 541 7842 kelsir@mstn.govt.nz |
| Professional grantseeker assistance: | www.fundingnz.co.nz |
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FAQs
What can MTLT fund?
In keeping with our Act, Trust funds are held to promote, advance and foster areas of education, literature, art and other cultural purposes for Masterton people.
Community grants are available for organisations that provide services, programmes and activities promoting:
- Health and well-being (including mental health and disability)
- Physical welfare (including sporting and recreational activities and coach development)
- Art and culture
- Community services
- Environmental and conservation projects.
These organisations can apply for grants that fund:
- Operating expenses
- Programme and activity costs
- Workshops and events
- Equipment and resources
- Training and development
- Repairs and maintenance
- Support for individuals (if the application is submitted and fully endorsed by their local club/organisation).
Targeted Education grants are available to non-school organisations that provide educationally focused programmes within the Trust district. Priority will be given to programmes with a focus on:
- Early childhood education
- Technology education
- Education for people with special learning needs
- Environmental education.
School Event Grants are available to schools located within the Trust district.
What can my school apply for?
MTLT funds a multi-year, significant education project for schools within the Trust district.
Schools can also apply for a School Event Grant to support events that bring students together for educational purposes. Examples of events that have previously been supported are a mathematics competition, a photography competition, and a student-led conference.
What doesn’t MTLT fund?
- Prizes
- Projects of a non-specific nature
- Expenditure that has already occurred
- Purchase of vehicles
- Projects that benefit communities outside the Trust’s defined geographical boundaries.
- Affiliation or membership fees.
When can I apply for funding?
| Grant | Application deadline |
| School Event Grant – up to $1,000 | Apply any time |
| Tenant Development Scholarship – up to $1,000 | Apply any time |
| Career Change Scholarship – up to $2,000 |
28 February and 30 June |
| Community – Grassroots – up to $5,000 | Applications open mid-May, close 30 June |
| Community – Impact – up to $20,000 | Applications open mid-May, close 30 June |
| Education – Targeted – up to $10,000 | Applications open mid-May, close 30 June |
We advertise in local newspapers and our Facebook page when annual community and education grants open.
Which grant should I apply for?
The Targeted Education grant supports non-school organisations that provide educationally focused programmes to people within the Trust district. Please note: this grant excludes capital works or one-off events.
Community grants are for Not-For-Profit or local branches of national organisations that provide services, programmes and activities that benefit those living within the Trust’s defined geographical boundaries.
Within community grants, there are two categories:
- Grassroots (applications of up to $5,000)
- Impact (applications of up to $20,000).
For:
- Operating expenses
- Programme and activity costs
- Workshops and events
- Equipment and resources
- Training and development
- Repairs and maintenance
- Support for individuals (if the application is submitted and fully endorsed by their local club/organisation).
Grassroots grants have previously been awarded to the Oxford Street Community Garden Trust for the purchase of a tool shed and to Masterton Toy Library for the purchase of toys and storage containers.
Impact grants have been awarded to Masterton Foodbank and Waiwaste for operating expenses including wages, to the library to purchase books and resources and to Central Wairarapa BMX Club for the final stage of the BMX track renovation project.
What happens to my application when it is submitted?
You’ll receive an email confirmation that your application has been received. Once applications have closed, they are considered by the appropriate sub-committee. Applications are then discussed with the full board and recommended for approval, or declined.
When will I know if my application has been successful?
The applications are considered once the deadline has closed – in line with the annual meeting schedule. Allow four to eight weeks to learn if your application has been successful.
How will I know if our application has or hasn’t been successful?
Once our Board has made a decision, you will receive a formal communication from our grants administrator via email advising of the outcome.
Can our organisation apply for more than one grant?
There have been occasions where an organisation has applied for a Targeted Education grant and a Community Impact grant, and both were successful. Each application will need to clearly demonstrate how it meets each category’s criteria.
What happens to our information when it is submitted to your website?
Your information is stored securely by the Trust. Successful applicants may be contacted for promotional purposes and information from accountability reports may be included in our Annual Report. Private contact information will never be shared with a third party without consent.