Te Hāpai Ora

Te Hapai Ora is a fund to assist a community group or individual in successfully completing their event or project which aligns with promoting the social, economic, and cultural well-being of our communities.

Te Hapai Ora Fund provides financial assistance to community groups or individuals who are organising events or implementing projects that contribute to at least one of the Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Community Outcomes.

What can the funding be used for?

The event must be directly relevant to the Bay of Plenty region.
The event must be open and free to the entire community.
The requested amount in the application should not exceed $2000.
Charging an entry fee for the event should not result in any commercial gain.
The event should not have a primary purpose of being religious, political, or fundraising.
The organization should not have received over $2500 of Te Hapai Ora funding within the financial year.
BOPRC reserves the right to use the activity for promotional purposes by agreeing to the sponsorship. This includes utilizing the application material and photos submitted in all Bay of Plenty Regional Council media.
Allow Bay of Plenty Regional Council Councilors and staff to participate in the activity without any cost, if appropriate.
The application should not be for paying wages or salaries, capital items, rents, overhead costs, research feasibility, markets, or raffles.
The event should not have been started or completed before the application submission.
After the event, the applicant agrees to complete and submit an accountability form within two weeks of its completion.
The funding cannot have a primary purpose of being religious, political, or for fundraising and not be for commercial gain.
Your event or project must not have started or been completed before the submission of your application.

How much can we fund?

Applications for a single activity/event, with a maximum grant of $2000.

Are you eligible? Check you meet the following criteria:

Your event and location are in the Bay of Plenty.
Your event has free public access.
You are a community-based group (commercial entity, Government agency or district/city council).
Your event is not receiving funding from any other Bay of Plenty Regional Council programmes for the same work.

What’s the process?

Apply by filling in the form below.

If you have any queries about your event and completing the form, please contact our Te Hapai Ora Community Fund Coordinator: lisa.tauroa@boprc.govt.nz

Stage one is an initial screening by our Te Hapai Ora Community Fund Coordinator to check off the basic eligibility criteria and ensure the application is complete

Stage two is an assessment of the event. This assessment will look at the events overall impact and viability, as well as its ability to encourage community participation. Additional considerations will be any risks and opportunities.

Once both stages have been completed, the applicant will be notified of the outcome.

Projects funded by the Te Hāpai Ora

ARONUI Māori Arts Market

Epic Te Puke Sustainability Expo 2023

He Iwi Kotahi Tauranga Moana Charitable Trust - Waitangi Day Celebration 2024

The Ubuntu African Society BOP Meet and Greet

Application form

Name of organisation *

Contact name and position within the organisation *

Date

Amount requested *

Address of organisation *

Phone *

Email *

Are you applying on behalf of yourself or an organisation? *

Myself

Organisation

Do you or your group live in the Bay of Plenty? *

Yes

Have you or your group not received, or are not receiving any other funding from Bay of Plenty Regional Council for this activity or any other activity? *

Not receiving

Receiving

What was the activity and what year was funding approved?

Are there any potential conflicts of interest to be disclosed?

Yes

Please explain conflicts of interest.

By ticking this box you agree to the statement(s) below and can continue submitting the application

To all Bay of Plenty Regional Council media statements, advertising, and promotion surrounding the sponsored activity
Bay of Plenty Regional Council will have the right to use the sponsorship activity in its own promotional work and to using your submitted application material including photos in all Bay of Plenty Regional Council media
That Councillors and staff of Bay of Plenty Regional Council will be invited to participate in the activity at no cost where this is appropriate
Is directly relevant to the Bay of Plenty
Does not exceed the maximum amount available of $2000
Is not considered a conflict of interest

Please provide an overview of the event for which you are seeking support. *

Give at least 3 examples of how your activity or event will contribute to your community outcomes (please list under the appropriate outcome).

More details

Please give a realistic estimate of the number of visitors your event or activity could potentially attract to the region. *

Please provide a detailed budget of how the money will be spent. *

Please explain what benefits the event will provide for the Bay of Plenty region. *

Please explain how the event or activity will increase the profile of the Bay of Plenty region. *

What positive cultural impact will the event or activity have on our community? *

Attach any supporting documentation here e.g. invoice.

Attach another supporting document (if any).

Authorisation

I certify the information given in this form is true and accurate.

I confirm that any potential conflict of interests or receiving of additional funding from Bay of Plenty Regional Council have been fully disclosed.

I understand that failure to do so will result in forfeit of funding and discontinuation of any future applications.*

In the last 7 years, have you ever been charged or convicted of fraud or theft?

Yes

Please provide details

Name *

Position *

Date authorised *