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.

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.

• 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.

We advertise in local newspapers and our Facebook page when annual community and education grants open.

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:

1. Grassroots (applications of up to $2,000)
2. 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.

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.

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.

Once our Board has made a decision, you will receive a formal communication from our grants administrator via email advising of the outcome.

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.

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.