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What they usually have in common is a clear connection between what tamariki and rangatahi have said or experienced, the barriers affecting participation, the activity being proposed, and the equipment or other costs needed to deliver that activity."},"amount":{"min":null,"max":null,"currency":"NZD"},"region":["waikato"],"tags":["youth","sport","community"],"eligibility":"Organisations that can demonstrate tamariki and rangatahi participation needs, propose activities with clear community benefit, and address barriers to participation in sport and active play.","eligible_entities":[],"summary":"Tū Manawa is a Sport Waikato funding programme that supports activities for tamariki and rangatahi, requiring clear demonstration of participant voice, identified barriers, and how proposed activities and equipment will improve participation. Applicants must show connections between what young people have said, the barriers they face, the proposed activity, and the costs needed to deliver it.","source_url":"https://www.sportwaikato.org.nz/assets/Tu-Manawa-Info/What-a-Strong-Tu-Manawa-Application-Can-Look-Like.-August-2026-1.pdf","apply_url":"https://gobuga.org/out/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0591","canonical_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0591","json_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0591.json","first_seen":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","last_seen":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","closed_at":null,"verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","verified_by":"register-sweep/claude-haiku-4-5-20251001","provenance":{"eligibility":{"source_url":"https://www.sportwaikato.org.nz/assets/Tu-Manawa-Info/What-a-Strong-Tu-Manawa-Application-Can-Look-Like.-August-2026-1.pdf","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"Strong applications can look different depending on the activity, the participants and the community. What they usually have in common is a clear connection between what tamariki and rangatahi have said or experienced, the barriers affecting participation, the activity being proposed, and the equipment or other costs needed to deliver that activity."}},"attribution":{"source":"GoBuga","url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0591","retrieved_at":"2026-10-23","licence":"attribution-required"}},{"id":"OPP-NZ-2026-09-0592","country":"nz","status":"live","title":"Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa","funder":{"name":"Sport Waikato","slug":"sport-waikato","url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/sport-waikato"},"deadline":{"state":"not-stated","date":null,"verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","source_url":"https://www.sportwaikato.org.nz/assets/Tu-Manawa-Info/Tu-Manawa-Community-Guidelines-2024-2028.pdf","excerpt":"each region will establish funding rounds that work best for their community. 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