Grants Round - August and September 2023
Below is a quick summary of our recent grant approvals for August and September 2023.
August Grants Summary:
Otago Community Trust approved a total of $697,714 to 25 community organisations in August 2023. Te Whānau Arohanui Trust received a $65,000 grant that will assist with the cost of upgrading the whare wānanga at Waitati. Te Whānau Arohanui Trust spokesperson Danielle Laban highlighted that the whare is in great need of upgrades in various areas to enhance accessibility and make it a more suitable facility.
A $30,000 grant was also awarded to He Waka Kotuia Trust to support the Ngā Manu Kōrero National Secondary Speech Competition held at the Edgar Centre in mid September.
Other organisations benefiting from grants in August included the Taieri Musical Society Inc., which was approved an $8,000 grant to assist with the costs of two junior productions. The Bannockburn Bowling Club Inc. had a $10,000 grant approved to support the cost of upgrading the club’s kitchen and the Dunedin Senior Chinese Assn had a $2,000 grant approved to assist with the cost of the Chinese Mid Autumn Festival.
The full Media Release for August can be viewed below:
https://www.oct.org.nz/news/te-whanau-arohanui-trust-receives-65-000-grant-for-whare-wananga-upgrade
September Grants Summary:
Otago Community Trust approved $544,160 to 26 organisations in September 2023. A focus of several of the successful applications was supporting initiatives that bolster local emergency service groups.
A $25,000 grant was approved to the Owaka Lions Club Charitable Trust which will support the club to build a purpose-built helipad for the Rescue Helicopter to land when patients need to be airlifted to Dunedin Hospital. Upper Clutha Radio Telephone Users Assn Inc had a $15,000 grant approved to assist with the cost of developing a duplex marine channel system for Lake Hāwea users.
Kaupapa Māori Health and Social Service provider Te Kāika also received a funding boost for its community Wellbeing Hub in the Trust’s September granting round, a $307,000 grant was approved to assist with the fit out of the Wellbeing Hub - specifically with the specialist medical equipment required.
The full Media Release for September can be viewed below:
https://www.oct.org.nz/news/grants-lend-a-helping-hand-to-emergency-service-initiatives
Latest Grants
The full list of grants can always be found on the Otago Community Trust website.