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Grant Applications Open for Local Arts And Youth Sport Team Travel Assistance

Grant applications for the Creative Communities Scheme and the Youth Sport Team Rural Travel Fund are now open through Ruapehu District Council (RDC).

Although administered locally by Council the Creative Communities grant scheme is funded by Creative NZ while the Youth Sport Team Rural Travel Fund is funded by Sport NZ.

RDC Executive Assistant Candice McNaught said that the grants provide an important source of funding for increasing participation in arts and culture and youth sport in Ruapehu.

“The last funding round saw around $10,000 allocated through both grant funds,” she said.

“Decisions on grant allocations are made by a committee of Council that considers the application against specific funding criteria.”

“To satisfy the funding criteria of the Creative Communities Scheme the application must be for a project that either enhances, strengthens, increases participation in, or increases the range and diversity of arts and culture in Ruapehu’s local arts sector.”

“The projects must take place within the Ruapehu District or produce benefits that are largely experienced within the District.”

“The Youth Sport Team Rural Travel Fund is designed to help youth sport teams with young people aged between 5 to 19 years to attend regular local sport competitions by providing subsidies to assist with travel expenses.”

“Assessment criteria for the Rural Travel Fund are that it must be a school team or a club team participating in local sport competition outside of school time excluding interschool competitions played during school time.”

Ms McNaught noted that the deadlines for grant applications are Friday 26 February for the Creative Communities Scheme and Friday 18 March for the Youth Sport Team Rural Travel Fund.

“Application forms and supporting information are available from all council offices or can be downloaded from council’s website:www.ruapehudc.govt.nz

“If anyone has any additional queries they can call me via their local Council office,” she said.

Caption: Last grant funding round saw around $10,000 allocated to community arts projects from the Creative Communities Scheme. A similar amount was allocated in support of youth sport teams to attend local sport competitions from the Youth Sport Team Rural Travel Fund.

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