Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote Youth Development Fund 2026/27

The Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote Community Board offers financial support to young people to participate in representative opportunities that allow them to demonstrate excellence and commitment, and may have benefit to either themselves or the wider community.

• Applicants must primarily reside in the Spreydon, Cashmere, or Heathcote ward area.
• Applicants must be aged 12 to 24 years.
• Projects must have an obvious benefits for the young person and/or the wider community.
• Only one successful application is permitted per year (July to June).
• Funding is limited to two grants per individual in total.
  • Any further applications are then at the discretion of the Community Board, and will require further evidence of financial need.

• Applicants are expected to provide evidence of other fundraising activities and should not be solely reliant on Community Board support.
• Successful applicants will be required to report back on their experiences and benefits to the Community Board within 3 months of their activity taking place.
• Retrospective applications will not be considered.

• The Fund does not support school or club teams or curricular based activity (unless they have been selected to represent at a regional or international level).

If you are part of a larger group (e.g. sports team, scout group, orchestra, etc) and other members of your same group may be applying to the Youth Development Fund for the same event, each young person will need to apply to the Community Board area where they reside.  If you are unsure which Board(s) to apply to, please contact Abbey McMillan via Abbey.McMillan@ccc.govt.nz or 03 941 6609.

Please note: For group applications, the group/team/school must have a bank account in their name. We cannot pay any approved funding for a group into a personal/private account. For example, if you are a sports team and do not have your own account, we could pay any successful application into your Club’s account.