Applications can be submitted throughout the year and are reviewed quarterly. Below is the timeline to guide applicants — please apply well in advance of your event or initiative.

●  Timeline

Key dates

Application Deadline Result Notified
20 November 2026 Week of 7 December 2026
19 February 2027 Week of 8 March 2027
20 May 2027 Week of 7 June 2027
19 August 2027 Week of 6 September 2027

All successful and unsuccessful applicants are notified by email. If you miss the application deadline, your application will be reviewed in the next quarter. We're unfortunately unable to entertain appeals on unsuccessful applications.

●  Terms

For successful applications

If your application is successful, you'll need to agree to the following:

✓Funding or support must be used only for the approved purpose.
✓You will be asked to provide photos, updates, or short stories about the project.
✓Citycare Property may use project outcomes for marketing or tender submissions.
✓Any use of our branding must be approved in advance.
✓Health and safety requirements must be met for any in-kind support.
✓Projects or events should be completed within the agreed timeframe.
!If a project, event or initiative does not go ahead, the applicant will need to return the funding provided.
●  How to apply

Four steps, start to finish

01

Complete the form

Tell us about your organisation, your project, and the support you're seeking.

02

Assessment

Our Kaimahi Review Panel reviews applications quarterly — refer to the key dates above.

03

Outcome

We'll contact you with the result, and either arrange bank details for funding or confirm the details needed for in-kind support.

04

Delivery & reporting

Once support is provided, we may ask for a short update or photos to help share your story.

●  Privacy

Privacy Information

Citycare Property collects the personal information provided in this application to assess eligibility, contact applicants, administer Te Puna Manaaki support, process any approved funding or in-kind support, and meet reporting, audit, health and safety, and legal obligations. We may share relevant information with Citycare Property staff, assessment panel members, service providers, and other parties where necessary to administer the fund or where required by law. If the information requested is not provided, we may be unable to assess or progress the application. Personal information will be held securely, used only for the purposes described, and retained only for as long as reasonably necessary. Applicants may request access to, or correction of, their personal information by contacting Citycare Property.

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