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Check if you need to apply or order before Friday 19 December 2025.
Note: We are not running any Quick Response Grant rounds in the 2025/2026 financial year. You can apply through the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Grant.
A quick response grant is generally for small value grants and is available up to five times a year. It is one of two types of local board grants.
Visit What type of grant suits your project to find out what your project or activity may be eligible for.
We will assess your application and decide how much funding we can contribute.
Our grants programme supports the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Plan 2023 in these key areas:
We welcome applications that show how you would use the grant to achieve the five key areas listed under 'Outcomes'.
We recommend you read the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Grants Programme before you apply.
This document describes:
Successful applicants must submit an accountability report at the end of their project or activity. This is required to show us how the grant was used.
We will not give any future funding to applicants who do not complete this report.
Read the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Grants Programme for full information about the funds provided by Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board.
Visit What we don't fund to find out what community grants do not cover.
Visit Community Grants Policy and programmes to: