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CommunityCare Fund

September 2009 funding announcements

Transpower’s CommunityCare Fund will assist 19 community-based organisations with $323,541 in grants this funding round. The funded projects span six regions including Auckland, Waikato, Taranaki, Manawatu-Wanganui, Canterbury and Southland.

Grants this round include our first two projects in the Wairakei to Whakamaru project area.

OrganisationGrantProject Description
Cambridge Order of St John, Cambridge $20,000 Station expansion project
East Tamaki Primary School, Otara $20,000 Play area and access enhancement
Edgewater College, Pakuranga $25,000 Community gymnasium refurbishment and extension
Enderley Academy of Sport Trust, Hamilton $25,000 Installing outdoor hard courts for after-school programmes
Houhanga Rongo Trust, Otara $20,000 Completing interior refurbishment and landscaping at the Awhi Whanau Complex
Ken Maunder Park Community Trust, Waitakere City $25,000 Building a multi-sport indoor training facility
Mangaore Village Residents Association, Shannon $11,000 Mangaore Community Hall floor restoration
No 8 Squadron Air Training Corps, New Plymouth $13,000 Re-roofing the squadron hall
Peel Forest Outdoor Pursuits Charitable Trust, Timaru $15,000 Education Centre alterations and refurbishment
Pohlen Foundation Trust, Matamata $40,000 Refurbishing space to increase beds available at Pohlen Hospital
Pukeatua School, Pukeatua $10,000 Native bush restoration and creation of a school garden
Southern Rural Fire Authority, Blackmount $20,000 Building a new fire depot at Blackmount for the Volunteer Rural Fire Force
St John the Evangelist School, Otara $20,000 Computers for ICT teaching suite
The Waikato Coalfields Museum, Huntly $10,000 Rewiring historic railway station building at the Waikato Coalfields Museum
Tirohanga/Mokai Childcare Centre, Taupo $13,776 Glazing and fencing to ensure safety at the new childcare centre
Waitaki Canoe Club, Waitaki Valley $7,266 Constructing a canoe slalom course on the Lower Waitaki River
Wesley Community Project Trust, Auckland $5,164 Community centre drinking fountain
Whakamaru Residents & Ratepayers Association, Whakamaru $8,335 Restoration of Sandy Bay beach at the Whakamaru Conservation Area
Wymondley Road School, Otara $15,000 Building a community centre for lifelong learning

About the Fund

The Transpower CommunityCare Fund assist those communities affected by Transpower assets and projects by investing in community-based projects that add real value and benefit to the community as a whole.

The CommunityCare Fund makes one-off grants for projects in communities along the existing National Grid route, as well as communities affected by new Transpower projects. To see if your community is affected view maps of the National Grid.

Who can apply for funding

Any independent, local, non-profit organisation or community group, non-government organisation, charity, school or educational institution, iwi or regional or district council can apply.

The fund is available to all regions throughout New Zealand affected by Transpower assets.

How to apply for funding

To apply for funding simply download the CommunityCare Fund brochure and application form below. Please feel free to attach any relevant information and use additional paper if necessary.

Send your completed application form and supporting documents to the Community Care Fund at the address shown below. Alternatively you can email a scanned copy of your application to the email address below.

Please ensure you keep a photocopy of your funding application.

Further Information

Transpower Comunity Care Fund - Being part of your community.

Funding applications are reviewed twice yearly by the CommunityCare funding panel. The closing dates for applications are 31 January and 31 July. Successful organisations will be notified in March and September.

Funding applications can be forwarded to:

Transpower CommunityCare Fund
Corporate Affairs
Transpower New Zealand Ltd
PO Box 1021
Wellington 6140

For more information on the CommunityCare Fund, you can email us at communitycare@transpower.co.nz or call 04 495 7005.

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Applications close 31 January and 31 July.