Grants Round - September & October 2021
Below is a quick summary of our recent grant approvals for September and October 2021.
September Grants Summary:
A $19,611 grant to the Tokomairiro Training Pathways course will help to assist with the cost of running the Forestry Pathways Programme out of Tokomairiro Training Centre over the next 12 months.
A $17,000 grant was awarded to Te Kakano Aotearoa Trust which will help with the cost of developing dedicated quarters for its volunteers. Central Otago District Arts Trust were awarded an $8,000 grant to assist with the cost of producing "People and Place", an ongoing project designed to support, promote and celebrate artists and the arts in the Central Otago region.
In total Otago Community Trust approved just over $395,511 to 26 organisations in September 2021.
The full Media Release for September can be viewed below:
https://www.oct.org.nz/news/funding-support-secured-for-forestry-pathways-programme
October Grants Summry
Otago Community Trust gave a total of $848,654 to 41 community organisations in October 2021.
The first significant multi-year grant in the arts and culture sector was awarded to the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra. The $270,000 grant will support the ongoing delivery of the DSO's orchestral music and high-quality programmes over the next three years.
A $200,000 capital grant was made to Coastguard Wānaka Lakes Inc to assist with the build of their dedicated Marine Rescue Centre on the Eely Point Reserve in Wānaka.
Other organisations benefiting from community grants in October include Pacific Trust Otago who were awarded a $20,000 grant to support hosting the Moana Nui Festival; Strath Taieri Historical Society Inc were awarded a $13,450 grant to assist with the cost of building a purpose-built display to enable the Platypus Submarine to be exhibited and a $40,000 grant was approved to Karitane School which will support the development of a sealed pump track and large meandering bike track.
The full Media Release for October can be viewed below:
Past Grants
The full list of grants can always be found on the Otago Community Trust website.
https://www.oct.org.nz/what-we-support/past-grants
Here to Help
As always, we encourage community organisations to contact the trust if they have any questions around funding support, we are always happy to help.
Phone: 0800 10 12 40
Email: info@oct.org.nz