The Creative Communities Scheme (CCS) provides funding for local arts and cultural projects. It's administered by the Council on behalf of Creative New Zealand.
For more information on the fund, including assessment criteria, refer to the Creative Communities Scheme brochure:
It's also available in a range of other languages:
- Chinese - Traditional (PDF, 1.1MB)
- Fijian (PDF, 999.6KB)
- Hindi (PDF, 1MB)
- Korean (PDF, 1.2MB)
- Niuean (PDF, 999.3KB)
- Samoan (PDF, 1MB)
- Te Reo Māori (PDF, 985KB)
- Tokelauan (PDF, 1MB)
- Tongan (PDF, 1.1MB)
- Tuvaluan (PDF, 998.4KB)
Funding rounds
There are four funding rounds for each financial year. The closing dates for each funding round in the 2025/2026 financial year are:
| Round
| Applications close
|
|---|
| 1
| Closes 31 July 2026
|
| 2
| Closes 31 October 2026
|
| 3
| Closes 31 January 2027
|
| 4
| Closes 30 April 2027
|
The Invercargill Creative Communities Scheme Committee meets regularly to appraise funding applications. Refer to the Council meetings and workshops page to see when the committee is scheduled to meet.
