# Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt Valley Community Environment Fund From Greater Wellington Regional Council. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it. - Status, as of 2 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 16 August 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round. - How to apply: Apply directly - Amount: Up to $10,000 NZD a year (For up to two years) - Who can apply: Community groups and Indigenous organisations - Where: Hutt Valley (Hutt City and Upper Hutt City areas): New Zealand - Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines - Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read - Restoration approach (our classification): Community conservation and Urban nature - Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day. How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below. - Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/gw-hutt-valley-community-environment-fund/ - Funder’s programme page: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awa-kairangihutt-valley-community-environment-fund Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Annual grants for volunteer community groups restoring and protecting native ecosystems on public land in the Hutt Valley, covering plants, tools and pest plant and animal control, but not wages. ## The facts, in the funder’s words **Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt Valley Community Environment Fund, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call. > “If you have a project in this area that fits the bill, apply to our fund for a grant.” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awa-kairangihutt-valley-community-environment-fund, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gw-hutt-valley-community-environment-fund/#access **Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt Valley Community Environment Fund, amount:** Up to $10,000 NZD a year (For up to two years). For up to two years. > “Groups can apply for up to $10,000 each year for up to two years” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awa-kairangihutt-valley-community-environment-fund, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gw-hutt-valley-community-environment-fund/#amount **Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt Valley Community Environment Fund, where:** Hutt Valley (Hutt City and Upper Hutt City areas): New Zealand > “This funding covers projects in the Hutt Valley that fall within the area managed by Hutt City Council and Upper Hutt City Council.” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awa-kairangihutt-valley-community-environment-fund, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gw-hutt-valley-community-environment-fund/#geography **Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt Valley Community Environment Fund, who can apply:** Community groups and Indigenous organisations > “Volunteer community groups and rōpū kaitiaki can apply for funding to support environmental projects” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awa-kairangihutt-valley-community-environment-fund, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gw-hutt-valley-community-environment-fund/#applicant_types **Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt Valley Community Environment Fund, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines > “Applications open - 9am Wednesday 1 July 2026 Applications close - 5pm Sunday 16 August 2026” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awa-kairangihutt-valley-community-environment-fund, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gw-hutt-valley-community-environment-fund/#window **Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt Valley Community Environment Fund, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gw-hutt-valley-community-environment-fund/#co_finance_required ## The call ### 2026 round Call page: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awa-kairangihutt-valley-community-environment-fund **Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt Valley Community Environment Fund, 2026 round, status:** Closed > “Applications open - 9am Wednesday 1 July 2026 Applications close - 5pm Sunday 16 August 2026” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awa-kairangihutt-valley-community-environment-fund, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gw-hutt-valley-community-environment-fund/#call-2026-status **Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt Valley Community Environment Fund, 2026 round, opens:** 1 July 2026 > “Applications open - 9am Wednesday 1 July 2026 Applications close - 5pm Sunday 16 August 2026” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awa-kairangihutt-valley-community-environment-fund, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gw-hutt-valley-community-environment-fund/#call-2026-opens **Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt Valley Community Environment Fund, 2026 round, deadline:** 16 August 2026, 17:00 (Pacific/Auckland) (the funder writes “5pm Sunday 16 August 2026”) > “Applications open - 9am Wednesday 1 July 2026 Applications close - 5pm Sunday 16 August 2026” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awa-kairangihutt-valley-community-environment-fund, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gw-hutt-valley-community-environment-fund/#call-2026-deadline ## What the funder asks grantees to report **Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt Valley Community Environment Fund, reporting:** A brief annual report on a council template each year, plus a possible site visit. > “Each year you will need to provide a brief annual report (we have a template for you to fill in) and we may also organise a site visit with you so you can show us how the allocated funds were spent and what was achieved.” Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/te-awa-kairangihutt-valley-community-environment-fund, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/gw-hutt-valley-community-environment-fund/#reporting ## How to cite naturefunding.org, “Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt Valley Community Environment Fund”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/gw-hutt-valley-community-environment-fund/. Data CC BY 4.0. 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