Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote Youth Development Fund 2025/26

Submissions are now being accepted.

IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.

Before you begin

Welcome to the Christchurch City Council's new online grant application service, powered by SmartyGrants.

Please check the Board's Youth Development Fund criteria below before starting your application.

Criteria

Applications must be completed by individual applicants. Where there are three or more applications received from members of one group (team or school), the application will automatically become a group application to the Discretionary Response Fund, and the grant will be paid in one lump sum to the bank account of the group. The Fund does not generally fund 'school teams' or curricular based activity (unless they have been select to represent New Zealand at an international level).

  • Applications will be considered from individuals who are primarily residing in the Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote area.
  • Applications will be received from young people in Year Nine at school, to 21 years of age.
  • Projects must have obvious benefits for the young person and the wider community.
  • Only one successful application is permitted per year (July to June). A second application will only be accepted in exceptional cases.
    • Financial considerations will be taken into account, and require:
    • a letter of recommendation which outlines the need for the application
  • state what the consequence of not receiving funding would be in the About you section of the application form.
  • Funding is limited to two grants per individual in total. Any further applications are then at the discretion of the Community Board, and will require further evidence of financial need.
  • Applicants are expected to provide evidence of other fund-raising activities being undertaken, to demonstrate the applicant is not relying solely on Community Board support.
  • Applications for assistance with career development costs will not be accepted.
  • Retrospective applications will not be considered. Applications should be submitted at least six weeks prior to the activity/event taking place.
  • Successful applicants must report back to the Community Board by submitting an Accountability Report about their experience, and if possible attend a Community Board meeting.

You may begin anywhere in this application form. Please ensure you save as you go.

For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, please contact the support officer, Jane, on 03 941 6584 during business hours or email jane.walders@ccc.govt.nz and quote your submission number.

If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

Navigating (moving through) the application form

On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.

You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.

Saving your draft application

If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.

You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.

Submitting your application

You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.

Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.

Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.

When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.

If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.

Hint: also check the email hasn't landed in your spam or junk email folder.

Attachments and support documents

You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.

You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.

Completing an application in a group/team

A number of people can work on an application using the same log in details as long as only one person is working at a time. Ensure you save as you go.

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