{"name":"Trust Waikato","slug":"trust-waikato","url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/trust-waikato","json_url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/trust-waikato.json","live_count":3,"closed_count":3,"live":[{"id":"OPP-NZ-2026-09-0722","country":"nz","status":"live","title":"Community Impact Grants","funder":{"name":"Trust Waikato","slug":"trust-waikato","url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/trust-waikato"},"deadline":{"state":"not-stated","date":null,"verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","source_url":"https://trustwaikato.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1.2-Policy-Grants-Policy-2026-FINAL.pdf","excerpt":"Community Impact Grants support large-scale projects that aim to result in transformational change for the people, families, communities, and places where the need is greatest. 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Collaboration is acknowledged as key, with funding potentially supporting multi-year commitments and requiring an appropriate evaluation.","source_url":"https://trustwaikato.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1.2-Policy-Grants-Policy-2026-FINAL.pdf","apply_url":"https://gobuga.org/out/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0722","canonical_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0722","json_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0722.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://trustwaikato.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1.2-Policy-Grants-Policy-2026-FINAL.pdf","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"Community Impact Grants support large-scale projects that aim to result in transformational change for the people, families, communities, and places where the need is greatest. These grants may result in multi-year funding commitments."}},"attribution":{"source":"GoBuga","url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0722","retrieved_at":"2026-10-23","licence":"attribution-required"}},{"id":"OPP-NZ-2026-09-0724","country":"nz","status":"live","title":"Community Response Grants","funder":{"name":"Trust Waikato","slug":"trust-waikato","url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/trust-waikato"},"deadline":{"state":"rolling-confirmed","date":null,"verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","source_url":"https://trustwaikato.co.nz/grants-funding/faqs/","excerpt":"An organisation can apply anytime throughout the year. Our Community Response Grants have three closing rounds per year in February, June and September with payments made to successful organisations around 8-12 weeks later."},"amount":{"min":1000,"max":null,"currency":"NZD"},"region":["waikato"],"tags":["community"],"eligibility":"Not-for-profit organisations that operate in the Waikato region, have a bank account and annual financial statements, and are an incorporated society or registered charitable trust.","eligible_entities":[],"summary":"Trust Waikato's Community Response Grants support not-for-profit organisations in the Waikato region with a minimum grant of $1,000 and no maximum set. Applications are accepted year-round with three closing rounds per year in February, June, and September, with decisions made within 8-12 weeks.","source_url":"https://trustwaikato.co.nz/grants-funding/faqs/","apply_url":"https://gobuga.org/out/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0724","canonical_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0724","json_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0724.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":{"deadline":{"source_url":"https://trustwaikato.co.nz/grants-funding/faqs/","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"An organisation can apply anytime throughout the year. Our Community Response Grants have three closing rounds per year in February, June and September with payments made to successful organisations around 8-12 weeks later."},"amount":{"source_url":"https://trustwaikato.co.nz/grants-funding/faqs/","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"The minimum grant is $1,000 and there is no maximum set."},"eligibility":{"source_url":"https://trustwaikato.co.nz/grants-funding/faqs/","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"In general we fund not-for-profit organisations that: operate in the Waikato region (organisations located outside of the Trust Waikato boundary that are providing services in the Trust Waikato boundary can be considered for a grant) have a bank account, annual financial statements are an incorporated society or registered charitable trust"}},"attribution":{"source":"GoBuga","url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0724","retrieved_at":"2026-10-23","licence":"attribution-required"}},{"id":"OPP-NZ-2026-09-0725","country":"nz","status":"live","title":"Multi-Year Grants","funder":{"name":"Trust Waikato","slug":"trust-waikato","url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/trust-waikato"},"deadline":{"state":"not-stated","date":null,"verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","source_url":"https://trustwaikato.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1.2-Policy-Grants-Policy-2026-FINAL.pdf","excerpt":"The Trust may invite applications for Multi-Year Grant commitments for Community Impact Grants or in any of the three Community Response Grants rounds."},"amount":{"min":20000,"max":null,"currency":"NZD"},"region":["waikato"],"tags":["community"],"eligibility":"Organisations invited by the Trust to apply for multi-year commitments as part of Community Impact Grants or Community Response Grants rounds.","eligible_entities":[],"summary":"Multi-year grant commitments typically for the same amount each year and normally not less than $20,000. 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