Funding

Funding plays a large role in helping more people become more active, more often.

Community funding and grants can be sourced from many different places including philanthropic trusts, gaming trusts, lottery board and local government contracts. However, the funding and sponsorship market has become more difficult as funders and corporate sponsors look for a solid return on their investment.

This section of the website is for local sport and active recreation funding opportunities. You’ll find active Sport New Zealand funds, scholarships for athletes and coaches, along with alternative sources for grants and funds.

While Sport Bay of Plenty does not directly sponsor athletes or teams, we do wish you all the best for your fundraising.

Funding opportunities:

Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa

Sport New Zealand funding for programmes or projects delivering play, active recreation and sport experiences for tamariki and rangatahi. These may be new or already operating.

Why? Research shows some groups are more at risk of low levels of physical activity because they face barriers to being active. The groups include:

  • Young people who experience high deprivation
  • Young people with disabilities (aged 5-18)
  • Young women aged 19-24

Programmes or projects that reach these groups will be prioritised for funding.

(Latest Update - For example: Applications for the Major Fund Round 2 are now open until Monday 26 February, 2024)

Learn more: Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa

Scholarships

Funding to help your athletic or coaching career. Find scholarship opportunities from the BayTrust and Acorn Foundation.

BayTrust Coaching Scholarships 2024/2025

Sport Bay of Plenty is proud to partner with BayTrust to offer two scholarships for coaches in the Bay of Plenty.

The BayTrust Performance Coach Scholarship is aimed at performance coaches while the BayTrust Emerging or Rangatahi Coach Scholarship is targeted at those who are new to coaching and/or aged between 12-20.

BayTrust Performance Coach Scholarship

Coaches who have worked at international or national levels between January and December 2024 are eligible to apply for a $3000 scholarship donated from BayTrust, which can be used for coaching-related expenses

Applications closed on 13 October 2024.

BayTrust Emerging or Rangatahi Coach Scholarship

New or young coaches, aged 12-20 and/or those with 1-3 years of coaching experience, can apply for a $500 scholarship from BayTrust to support development opportunities and related expenses between January and December 2024.

Applications closed on 13 October 2024.

Acorn Foundation Athlete Scholarships 2024/2025

Sport Bay of Plenty is proud to partner with the Acorn Foundation to recognise the sporting talent of our junior athletes found in the Western Bay of Plenty. The scholarships are designed to assist high achieving athletes in their development and international competition.

Applications for the Acorn Foundation are currently closed.

Alternative funding

The Funding and Sponsorship market has become increasingly more difficult and funders and corporate sponsors are looking for a solid return on their investment. There is a huge amount of information available on the best approaches to secure funding.

Sport Bay of Plenty does not directly sponsor athletes or teams.

  • Generosity New Zealand is a service that requires a subscription but is available for free from your local library and other public locations. Check the website for further information.
  • Sport New Zealand has a range of information available on their website.
  • The iSport Foundation SPORTME TOO supports young people that are not engaged in playing sport because of the cost of participation.

We wish you all the best with your fundraising.

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