Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Youth Development Fund 2025/26

• Applications will be accepted and considered from individual youth who have filled in the application form and supplied the requested information.
• Eligibility age of the fund 12 to 20 years inclusive.
• Only one successful application permitted per year (July to June). A second application will only be accepted in exceptional cases and considered at the discretion of the Community Board.
• The fund is open to all youth with any additional need or special circumstances for assistance being noted. e.g. hardship. (For privacy reasons any provided information in this category may be confidentially circulated to the Board prior to the public meeting for their consideration).
• Where possible applicants should be undertaking other fundraising activities. If not possible, the reason or reasons why should be outlined in the application.
• All successful applicants will be required to submit a short story (and if possible photos) about their experience within one month of the completion of the activity/event and may be asked to attend a Community Board meeting to provide feedback.
• Applications must be received 6 weeks prior to the activity/ event taking place. Late applications may be considered in some circumstances.
• Retrospective applications will not be considered.
• Funding will not be granted towards any adult staff/supervision costs for the event but may be listed as an item in the budget.
• Applicants should indicate in the budget if their expenses are expected to cover the full costs of staff/coaches/supervisors attending group organised trips.
• Individual members of one family may apply, each on a separate application form.
• Youth must advise if there was a selection process and any criteria involved in their selection or if participation was open to all.
• If a club/school/organisation are contributing any funds to the trip this should be noted, how much and what for.
  If there has been/will be, any group fundraising applicants will need to outline what this was/will be, how much each individual will receive (if known) and what expenses it will cover if it is tagged to a particular expense.

If you are part of a larger group (e.g. sports team, scout group, orchestra, etc) and other members of the group may be applying to the Youth Development Fund for the same event, you will need to apply to each of the Community Board areas where the young people reside.  If you are unsure which Board(s) to apply to, please contact Katie MacDonald - katie.macdonald@ccc.govt.nz or 941-5325.

Please note: The group/team/school must have a bank account in their name. We cannot pay any approved funding for a group into a personal/private account. For example, if you are a sports team and do not have your own account, we would pay into your Club’s account.