Make a difference with Grants for Good.
July 31, 2024
Over the last four years, HealthCarePlus’s Grants for Good Programme has distributed over $550,000 in charitable grants. And in 2025 there is well in excess of $200,000 of funding available which will provide a significant step towards making funding for educational projects, training and professional development even more accessible to everyday New Zealanders.
One of the successful initiatives funded in 2023 was Kura Wānanga: a Māori-led leadership series empowering rangatahi Māori in Wellington.
Through three transformative wānanga, the team at the Wellington Boys' and Girls' Institute (BGI) has been nurturing identity and resilience among year 12 and 13 students, supported by Grants for Good.
Participants are discovering pride in who they are, where they are from and where they are going. The project has helped build vital leadership skills, paving the way for a stronger community.
You can read more about this initiative here.
Are you looking to undertake training or professional development, or do you have a great idea that could make a real difference, but need funding to make it happen?
Individual Grants - Category 1
Any individual activity, or small project that has an educational outcome, is eligible to apply for support for amounts from $3,000 to a maximum of $12,000 for one year. This could include hardship grants to help individuals fund their study, support for people undertaking professional development or backing ideas for small projects that make working and living in Aotearoa New Zealand, better for everyone.
Applications for Individual Grants open 3 July and close on 13 September 2024.
Group and Special Grants - Categories 2 and 3
For Group and Special Grants, Expressions of Interest are now open for amounts from $10,000 up to a maximum of $50,000 for one year. These grants are designed to support larger team-based projects or to support conferences.
Please note expressions of interest for group and special grants close at 5pm on 2 August 2024. Short listed Expressions of Interest will then be invited to submit a Full Application that will close on 20 September 2024.
So, get in quick for any group or special grant applications. Remember, they're not just focused on large-scale projects – they'll consider any good idea, from right across Aotearoa New Zealand.