LIVE LOCAL, LOVE LOCAL WITH AUCKLAND COUNCIL
Applications are open for Auckland Council’s Regional Sport and Recreation Programme
Grant.
Chair of the council’s parks, arts, community and events committee and Manukau ward Councillor Alf Filipaina, is keen for as many groups as possible to make the most of the opportunity.
‘‘The annual regional programme is an open fund with a very simple purpose. All we want to see is more people becoming more active on an ongoing basis.
‘‘Ta¯maki Makaurau is a great place to get out and be active and we want to see sport and recreation be a natural part of the lives of all Aucklanders,’’ says Councillor Filipaina.
‘‘Being active has such a good effect on our quality of life, health and well-being, all things that are important to dealing with the ongoing challenges around the Covid-19 pandemic we have been battling.’’
Applicants must meet certain criteria and be from Aucklandwide organisations that are:
■ a recreation and sport ‘‘umbrella organisation’’ with a regional mandate
■ a regional federation, or grouping of local or sub-regional sports code organisations
■ a sport and recreation provider or advocacy group
■ an iwi or Ma¯ori organisation active in the sport and recreation sector.
Grants will be awarded to a mixture of ‘one-off’ and multiyear projects for standalone initiatives and multi-year strategic relationship funding.
The funding seeks to support programmes that enable children and young people to develop skills for lifelong