Funders and Funding Opportunities

Auckland Council has partnered with Strategic Grants to provide community groups with free access to the Grants Expertise Management System – GEM Local. Strategic Grants supply GEM Local and update the grants information it contains.

By enrolling in GEM Local, community groups are provided with information about relevant grant opportunities, and best practice tools, tips, and training for grant preparation. The aim is to build their capacity and to increase their access to funding.

For more information :
Go to www.gemlocal.co.nz or email gemlocal@strategicgrants.co.nz

Ōrākei Local Board has two grants:

– Ōrākei Local Grant

Round Two
Opens: 12 January - 20 February 2026
Decisions Due: 16 April 2026
Activities to Start After: 01 May 2026

– Ōrākei Quick Response and Tree Protection Grant

Round One
Opens: 08 September - 03 October 2025
Decisions Due: 11 December 2025
Activities to Start After: 31 December 2025

Round Two
Opens: 30 March - 24 April 2026
Decisions Due: 18 June 2026
Activities to Start After:
01 July 2026

You can find out more here.

Submissions close at 5:00PM 30 September 2025

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

- Increase adaptation through community-based action  

- Support Māori-led responses to climate change 

Priorities for 2025/2026 are Transport, Food, Energy and Māori-led projects.

Strategic Grants (Open September 2025) - Apply now

The Ōrākei Local Board Arts Broker Grants is a small fund designed to respond to local creative arts activities and ventures. We help support community art events, artist workshops, theatrical and musical productions, festivals, public artworks, development opportunities, weekly meet-ups, kapa haka, rangatahi and art projects. Grants generally range from between $500 - $2,500 (sometimes greater for exceptional events). Our aim is to invigorate local arts opportunities for people working and living across the Ōrākei region, enabling access and creating opportunities for anyone engaging with the arts, they may be professional or amateur artists. The arts benefit our communities in many ways; finding ways to think and act collectively, raising awareness of important issues, enabling participation with people from different backgrounds.

You can find out more online.

You can find a list of Auckland Council’s grants on the calendar.