Below is a quick summary of our recent grant approvals over the last two months.

October Grants Summary: 

Waitaki Boys High School was awarded a grant totalling $100,000 to support the new artificial surface development. The new turf will be developed to provide the school and local community with multipurpose courts that will cater for a range of sports including Basketball, Hockey, Netball and Tennis. Other organisations benefiting from grants in October included A3 Kaitiaki who received a $69,000 grant to support funding the Whāngaia nga pa Harakeke programme focused on addressing family harm and violence.

The Save the Otago Peninsula (STOP) Society were awarded a $17,800 grant to assist with the cost of native plant revegetation projects on the Otago Peninsula. 

October Media Release

https://www.oct.org.nz/news/funding-boost-for-waitaki-boys-artificial-turf

December Grants Summary: 

Otago Community Trust funded over $1.1M in support of a diverse range of community causes in what was the Trusts final funding round for 2020.

The December funding round supported nearly 70 community organisations from Tahakopa in the south to Otematata in the north of Otago. In terms of the number of community organisations funded, this is the largest funding round the Trust has had for quite some time.

School capital projects were a driver in several of the applications for funding in December. Taieri College were awarded a grant totalling $250,000 to support the replacement of their artificial turf. Tahuna Normal Intermediate School also secured a $142,000 grant to assist with the cost of installing a covered multi-sport turf and upgrade the school’s current courts.

December Media Release 

https://www.oct.org.nz/news/1-1m-granted-in-trust-s-final-round-for-2020

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

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Remember if you have any questions around funding or funding timelines, don't hesitate to call us on 0800 10 12 40 or send us an email at: info@oct.org.nz