How the regional arts and culture grants programme works

Eligibility for regional arts and culture funding

To be eligible for funding, your group or organisation must meet the criteria for regional funding.

They must also do one or more of the following:

• represent specific art forms at the regional level
• play a role in the arts and culture sector in Auckland, like through strategic advocacy, capacity and capability building
• be an iwi or other Māori organisation involved in arts and culture activity
• deliver arts and cultural experiences to under-served populations
• deliver arts and cultural experiences in non-traditional settings.

We assess funding applications against three categories:

• eligibility
• project quality
• prioritisation score.

Download the assessment matrix to check what we look for in each category.

Types of activities we fund

Grants awarded through this programme will include a mix of:

• one-off and multi-year project grants for standalone initiatives
• strategic relationship funding.

Read about our:

• Regional Arts and Culture project grants
• Strategic relationship grant.

What we do not fund

• Debt servicing or repayment.
• Legal or medical expenses.
• Activities that promote religious ministry or political purposes.
• Public services that are the responsibility of central government such as core education and health.
• Physical works such as improvements to community buildings before the appropriate consents are obtained.
• Retrospective costs (already incurred and cannot be recovered).
• Travel and accommodation outside Auckland.
• Purchase of alcohol.

Previously funded projects

Download the Regional Arts and Culture Grants funding project documents to find out who has received funding in previous years.