Auckland Climate Grant
The Auckland Climate Grant is a targeted grant programme to support community-based climate action. The grant provides funding support for projects that:
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions through community-based action
- Build community resilience to climate impacts
- Support Māori-led responses to climate change
Climate action activity areas
Projects supported through the Auckland Climate Grant should address one or more of the following climate action areas. Priorities for the Auckland Climate Grant are drawn from Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland's Climate Plan.
- Built environment and Energy: Projects that support a built environment and energy system that provides for a low carbon, climate disaster-resilient Auckland.
- Transport: Projects that support low carbon, safe transport systems that deliver social, economic and health benefits for all. This will include innovative solutions that reduce the need for travel.
- Communities: Projects that support communities to increase awareness of climate change and to prepare for changes in our climate and coastline. Projects that support Aucklanders to understand their carbon footprints and changes they can make to reduce these.
- Food: Projects that support a low carbon, resilient, local food system that provides all Aucklanders with access to fresh, sustainable, affordable and healthy food and projects that support Aucklanders to make sustainable dietary choices.
- Māori-led projects: Māori-led projects that build capacity to respond to climate impacts and support mana whenua and mātāwaka to reduce emissions and build community resilience.
Priorities for 2022/2023 are Transport, Food, Energy and Māori-led projects
What can be applied for
Response grants ($1,000 - $15,000) seek to grow community participation in climate action or amplify existing community action, particularly among under-served communities such as youth, Pacific peoples, marae and rangatahi. Response grants are one-off grants open to a range of groups particularly those who have not previously engaged with climate action activity or are rapidly building capacity in this area. For more information on response grants
Strategic Grants ($15,000 - $50,000) support programmes and activities aligning with the Auckland Climate grant programme purpose, scope and priority actions that occur within the Auckland region. Strategic grants will be expected to have more significant impacts than response grants, and could potentially be used to either expand best practise projects or develop innovative new responses to the climate challenge. Strategic grants will be a mix of 'one-off' and multi-year project grants for standalone initiatives.
Funding round dates
Response Grants
|
Opening date |
Closing date |
Funding decisions |
Round Two |
1 March 2023 |
14 April 2023 |
May 2023 |
Applicant support
Further information and support with the application process is available. To access support please email hello@livelightly.nz