• Community Engagement Fund 2009 Sept - Submitted 30 Sep 2009, asking for $490 for rainwater collection bits.
• Vogel Trust 2009 Apr? - Submitted Apr 2009 asking for $4922 (!) for very large rainwater collection system. Received $250
• Community Engagement Fund 2009 Submitted 31 Jan 2009, asking for $380.69 for soil and fertiliser. Successful

• Community Development Fund opens 6th March 2009, closes 4pm 17 April 2009 (the third Friday of April each year). Grants from $1,000 to $10,000.

• Community Engagement Fund 1 February 2009
• Community Development Fund opens 6th March 2009, closes 4pm 17 April 2009 (the third Friday of April each year)

• Community Engagement Fund 2009 Submitted 31 Jan, asking for $380.69. Successful

Funding applications lodged

• Community Engagement Fund 2009 Submitted 31 Jan

• Community Engagement Fund 1 February 2009

Funding

Up to now the Moera Community Garden has been funded by donations from participants. See Accounts for full details.

If we had more money we could:

• Install a rain tank next to the Hall
• Put in a sign about the garden out in front of the "bunker".
• Buy more gardening bits and pieces (tools, tressles etc)
• Pay for more compost, irrigation bits as needed.
• And...?

Council grants

There are some pro's and cons of going after council grants:

• Pro - allows us to do more and faster
• Con - funding it all ourselves provides stronger community bonding
• Pro - installing a rain tank is probably too expensive for our current group, so a grant might be compulsory to make it happen
• Con - applying for grants takes non-gardening time (any volunteers?)
• What else?

Grants available:

• Hutt City Council grants closing dates:
  • Community Development Fund third Friday of February each year
  • Community Engagement Fund 31 August 2008
  • Small Grants Fund
• Dept Internal Affairs and Lottery grants closing dates:
  • 25 July 08