{"id":"OPP-NZ-2026-09-0379","country":"nz","status":"live","title":"Tauranga Community Fund","funder":{"name":"Mercury Community Fund","slug":"mercury-community-fund","url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/mercury-community-fund"},"deadline":{"state":"dated","date":"2026-11-30","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:34:34.988316+00:00","source_url":"https://www.mercury.co.nz/media/Tauranga%20Community%20Fund%20%20-%20Application%20Form.pdf","excerpt":"November: opens 1 November, closes 30 November"},"amount":{"min":200,"max":2000,"currency":"NZD"},"region":["bay-of-plenty"],"tags":["community"],"eligibility":"Community organisations based within the Tauranga area outlined on the map. Applications must be for future-focused purposes with expenses incurred in New Zealand, and cannot be for individuals or government-funded contract requirements.","eligible_entities":["individual"],"summary":"The Tauranga Community Fund accepts applications from community organisations in three annual funding rounds (March, July, November) to support projects that align with manaakitanga, kaitiakitanga, and sustainable future values. Typical grants range from $200 to $2,000 for community-based initiatives in the Tauranga region.","source_url":"https://www.mercury.co.nz/media/Tauranga%20Community%20Fund%20%20-%20Application%20Form.pdf","apply_url":"https://gobuga.org/out/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0379","canonical_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0379","json_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0379.json","first_seen":"2026-09-28T02:34:34.988316+00:00","last_seen":"2026-09-28T02:34:34.988316+00:00","closed_at":null,"verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:34:34.988316+00:00","verified_by":"register-sweep/claude-haiku-4-5-20251001","provenance":{"deadline":{"source_url":"https://www.mercury.co.nz/media/Tauranga%20Community%20Fund%20%20-%20Application%20Form.pdf","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:34:34.988316+00:00","excerpt":"November: opens 1 November, closes 30 November"},"amount":{"source_url":"https://www.mercury.co.nz/media/Tauranga%20Community%20Fund%20%20-%20Application%20Form.pdf","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:34:34.988316+00:00","excerpt":"Fund grants typically range from $200 - $2,000"}},"attribution":{"source":"GoBuga","url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0379","retrieved_at":"2026-10-23","licence":"attribution-required"}}