Grants Round - May and June 2022
Below is a quick summary of our recent grant approvals for May and June 2022.
May Grants Summary:
$600,000 boost for Waitaki Museum & Archive
Otago Community Trust was pleased to announce that a $600,000 grant was approved in the May board meeting to support the Waitaki District Council with stage two of the Waitaki Museum & Archive - Cultural Facilities Development Project.
Capital projects were also a driver behind several other applications for funding in May with Alexandra based IceInLine Central Inc also approved a $250,000 grant to assist with the new outdoor ice rink roofing project.
In total Otago Community Trust gave $1,391,793 to 31 community organisations in May 2022.
The full Media Release for May can be viewed below:
https://www.oct.org.nz/news/600-000-boost-for-waitaki-museum-and-archive
June Grants Summary:
Otago Community Trust announced that the EECA Warmer Kiwi Homes (WKH) programme received a $600,000 grant to support the advancement of the programme across Otago in June.
Since inception Otago Community Trust has provided over $4.2m towards the scheme, seeing in Otago over 5,300 properties insulated and nearly 400 homes heated and become warmer and drier as a result.
The June grant round also saw Otago Community Trust approve its regular annual funding to Otago regional sporting bodies, whereby a total of $1,066,500 was approved across 29 regional sporting bodies.
The full Media Release for June can be viewed below:
https://www.oct.org.nz/news/trust-invests-further-into-warmer-kiwi-homes-for-otago
Latest Grants
The full list of grants can always be found on the Otago Community Trust website.
We now have over 5,000 grants listed by region, sector and our new strategic funding pillar.