{"id":"OPP-NZ-2026-09-0810","country":"nz","status":"live","title":"Rural Travel Fund","funder":{"name":"Whakatane District Council","slug":"whakatane-district-council","url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/whakatane-district-council"},"deadline":{"state":"not-stated","date":null,"verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","source_url":"https://www.whakatane.govt.nz/about-council/community-grants/rural-travel-fund","excerpt":"The next funding round for the Rural Travel Fund will be early 2027."},"amount":{"min":null,"max":null,"currency":"NZD"},"region":["bay-of-plenty"],"tags":["sport","youth"],"eligibility":"Applications must be from schools or sports clubs to provide travel support for tamariki (aged 5-11) and rangatahi (aged 12-18) to participate in sports competitions, events and practices in rural and isolated communities.","eligible_entities":["school","club"],"summary":"The Rural Travel Fund provides financial support to schools and sports clubs for travel expenses to sports competitions, events and practices for young people in rural and isolated communities. Funding cannot be used for one-off events, regional or national competitions, or activities during school hours.","source_url":"https://www.whakatane.govt.nz/about-council/community-grants/rural-travel-fund","apply_url":"https://gobuga.org/out/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0810","canonical_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0810","json_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0810.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.whakatane.govt.nz/about-council/community-grants/rural-travel-fund","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"Applications must be from schools or sports clubs. Applications will not be accepted from individual players, coaches or officials."}},"attribution":{"source":"GoBuga","url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0810","retrieved_at":"2026-10-23","licence":"attribution-required"}}