Community Funding

This page provides information about community funding provided by Porirua City Council, and the other funding information

Community Outcomes Fund

The purpose of the Community Outcomes Fund is to advance the Porirua City Community Outcomes 2009-2015 and the Council's Priorities for the city:

  • Porirua is Multicultural and Creative
  • Porirua is Strong Families and People, Young and Old
  • Porirua is Active and Healthy
  • Porirua is Learning for Life
  • Porirua is Prosperous
  • Porirua is a Safe City
  • Porirua is Sustainably Designed and Built
  • Porirua is a Valued Natural Environment
  • Porirua is Well Connected and On the Move

The Council's Priorities for the City:

  • A City of Villages
  • A Healthy and Protected Habour
  • A Growing City
  • A Great City Experience

The Community Outcomes Fund is distributed to established organisations who are legally constituted and working towards the Community Outcomes in the Long Term Plan. The fund assists groups to build the capacity of their organisation, or to assist with the long term development of the community sector in Porirua.

The Community Outcomes Fund 2012/2013 is closed for applications. 

The Fund is distributed once a year. The Community Funding Sub-Committee of Council considers all eligible applications. Applications from sports and arts groups are not accepted. An Information Sheet and an Application Form are available from the link below, or from Porirua City Council Administration Building, Cobham Court

Organisations are not eligible to apply for both the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND and the COMMUNITY OUTCOMES FUND. They can only apply to one of the Funds in any one financial year, which is 1 July – 30 June.

Fundview Database and Breakout Database

Porirua City Council subscribes to the Funding Information Service for the 'Fundview' and 'Breakout' computer databases.

Fundview is a national database that identifies funding sources such as government, philanthropic, local government and service sector funding for community organisations.

Breakout is a national database that identifies scholarships, awards and grants for individuals.

The information is updated regularly, is free and available online at the following locations: Porirua Central Library, phone (04) 237 1533; Citizens Advice Bureau, Phone (04) 237-8846; Whitford Brown Trust, phone (04) 236-8944.

Membership to the Porirua Library provides access to both funding databases from home. Please contact the Library on (04) 237 1533 if you are unsure how to access the library databases.

Links to funding information

Porirua City Council links: