If you have a project or an event and are seeking financial assistance, there are a number of funding opportunities available from Council to help make it happen.

As well as the Council funding opportunities outlined below, there are also many funds available from various providers throughout our community for e.g. Trust Waikato, Lotteries, etc.  We provide a computer database called GivUs and GivMe that will help you identify which funds may be of benefit to your project.

GivUs and GivMe are available at Te Kauwhata, Huntly, Ngaruawahia, Tuakau and Raglan libraries and Waikato District Council's Ngaruawahia office. Plus it is now available online via our library database.

These sites offer access to more than 5,000 grants and schemes for communities, volunteer organisations, schools, groups, sport clubs, Iwi, and individuals. Find assistance for nearly everything, including:

  • Operational costs
  • Building redevelopment
  • Project based resources
  • Study and professional development.

For further advice please email funding@waidc.govt.nz. 

In this section

  • Waikato District Council Discretionary Grants Fund

    The Waikato District Council Discretionary Grants Fund is available for projects in Huntly, Taupiri, Raglan, Tuakau or Ngaruawahia and the rural wards of the Waikato district.

  • Waikato District Community Wellbeing Trust Fund

    The Wellbeing Trust Fund is available for capital projects throughout the Waikato district.

  • Creative Communities Fund

    The Creative Communities New Zealand Funding Scheme is available for projects happening in the Waikato District Council rating area.

  • Heritage Assistance Fund

    The Heritage Assistance Fund is available to assist with the conservation, restoration and protection of listed heritage items only, that are within the Waikato district boundaries and are not council-owned.

  • Heritage Project Fund

    The Heritage Project Fund is for projects that align with the heritage strategy and promote heritage that is for the betterment of the wider community.

  • Conservation Fund

    The Conservation Fund to assist private land owners undertaking larger scale conservation projects on their properties that are within the Waikato district boundaries.

  • Other funding

    As well as the Council funding opportunities, there are also many funds available from various providers throughout our community.