{"id":"OPP-NZ-2026-09-0550","country":"nz","status":"live","title":"Northern Southland Development Fund","funder":{"name":"Southland District Council","slug":"southland-district-council","url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/southland-district-council"},"deadline":{"state":"dated","date":"2027-03-31","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","source_url":"https://www.southlanddc.govt.nz/council/funding-and-grants/funding-and-grants-2/northern-southland-development-fund/","excerpt":"There is one funding round per year with the following closing date: 31 March."},"amount":{"min":null,"max":10000,"currency":"NZD"},"region":["southland"],"tags":["community","civic"],"eligibility":"The fund is available for the development of initiatives which benefit the residents of the Northern Southland Development Fund area (represented by the Southland District Council Five Rivers Ward and the Dipton Community Levy area), for charitable or community purposes relating to community facilities, reserves, playgrounds, utilities and other community amenities; community programmes, activities, events and recreational opportunities; community initiatives aimed at developing the social, cultural, environmental, health, safety and general wellbeing of the community; and the development of a","eligible_entities":["local-authority"],"summary":"The Northern Southland Development Fund provides approximately $10,000 per year to charitable and community organisations in the Northern Southland area for facilities, programmes, and initiatives that benefit community wellbeing. Applications are accepted once per year with a closing date of 31 March.","source_url":"https://www.southlanddc.govt.nz/council/funding-and-grants/funding-and-grants-2/northern-southland-development-fund/","apply_url":"https://gobuga.org/out/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0550","canonical_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0550","json_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0550.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://www.southlanddc.govt.nz/council/funding-and-grants/funding-and-grants-2/northern-southland-development-fund/","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"There is one funding round per year with the following closing date: 31 March."},"amount":{"source_url":"https://www.southlanddc.govt.nz/council/funding-and-grants/funding-and-grants-2/northern-southland-development-fund/","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"There is approx. $10,000 available to distribute per year."}},"attribution":{"source":"GoBuga","url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0550","retrieved_at":"2026-10-23","licence":"attribution-required"}}