Reminder - Events Funding

Otago Community Trust supports a large number of events across our different sectors each year. Assistance may be offered to:

• Support a local community to run a festival celebrating a region or theme;
• Bring a national or an international performance to Otago as part of a festival;
• Stage a national or international sporting event attracting large numbers of participants into the Otago region;
• An event that showcases local talent and builds the skills of volunteers.

The Event should offer some of the following:

• Be held in our region;
• Present a significant opportunity for the local population;
• Attract people into the region;
• Offer significant economic benefits;
• In respect of subject or topic be of unique quality, excellence or technical innovation.

However, we wish to remind all our grantees that applications for 'Events' should reach the Trust at least three months prior to commencement or opening. 

Applications received later than three months may not be considered. Consideration also needs to be made of the Trusts close down period over December and January each year.