CRITERIA

Applications must fall within the stipulated criteria to be considered:

• Applications must showcase a connection with ‘what’s important to us’.
• Expenses applied for must be incurred within New Zealand, with the exception of items purchased overseas that are not available in New Zealand.
• All grants must be applied to specific, future-based purposes.
• There must be no conflict of interest existing between the applicant group and the provider of the goods and services.
• Your community organisation based within the outlined area on the map (indicated on the application form).
• If funding is required towards general running costs (power, landline telephone, rates or building insurance) copies of invoices for the previous three months need to be supplied.
• Applications for existing salary positions must provide a signed employment contract clearly stating the term of the contract, employee’s name and rate of pay, together with a position description.
• We will not consider applications that request funding for: individuals or anything that is required to be carried-out as part of a government-funded contract.

OTHER INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

Other information for applicants:

• Only one application per community organisation will be accepted per funding round, and eligible organisations are limited to two successful applications per calendar year.
• An evaluation panel made up of representatives from different teams and in different roles at Mercury considers all applications and decides who receives funding. This panel will change from round to round.
• Applicants may have their funding approved in full or in part at the sole discretion of Mercury.
• As a guideline for how much to apply for, each grant usually ranges from around $200 to $2,000.
• For more information, please email: oamarucommunityfund@mercury.co.nz