# Kāpiti 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 11 October 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to $10,000 NZD a year
- Who can apply: Community groups and Indigenous organisations
- Where: Kāpiti area, Wellington region: New Zealand
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Reforestation, Community conservation and Rivers and lakes
- 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/kapiti-community-environment-fund/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/kapiti-community-environment-fund/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Annual grants for volunteer community groups and Māori kaitiaki groups to plant, control pests and restore native ecosystems on public land in the Kāpiti area, up to NZD 10,000 a year for two years.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Kāpiti 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.

> “Complete the application form through the Application Portal.”

Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/kapiti-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kapiti-community-environment-fund/#access

**Kāpiti Community Environment Fund, amount:** Up to $10,000 NZD a year

> “Groups can apply for up to $10,000 each year for up to two years to fund:”

Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/kapiti-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kapiti-community-environment-fund/#amount

**Kāpiti Community Environment Fund, where:** Kāpiti area, Wellington region: New Zealand

> “Located within the Kāpiti area (shown in the map below)”

Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/kapiti-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kapiti-community-environment-fund/#geography

**Kāpiti 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 that are:”

Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/kapiti-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kapiti-community-environment-fund/#applicant_types

**Kāpiti Community Environment Fund, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Applications open - 9am Tuesday 1 September 2026”

Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/kapiti-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kapiti-community-environment-fund/#window

**Kāpiti Community Environment Fund, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kapiti-community-environment-fund/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2026 round

Call page: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/kapiti-community-environment-fund/

**Kāpiti Community Environment Fund, 2026 round, status:** Closed

> “Applications close - 5pm Sunday 11 October 2026”

Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/kapiti-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kapiti-community-environment-fund/#call-2026-status

**Kāpiti Community Environment Fund, 2026 round, opens:** 1 September 2026

> “Applications open - 9am Tuesday 1 September 2026”

Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/kapiti-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kapiti-community-environment-fund/#call-2026-opens

**Kāpiti Community Environment Fund, 2026 round, deadline:** 11 October 2026, 17:00 (Pacific/Auckland) (the funder writes “5pm Sunday 11 October 2026”)

> “Applications close - 5pm Sunday 11 October 2026”

Source: https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/funding-and-awards/kapiti-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kapiti-community-environment-fund/#call-2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Kāpiti Community Environment Fund, reporting:** A brief annual report on a provided template, and possibly a site visit to see how the funds were spent.

> “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/kapiti-community-environment-fund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kapiti-community-environment-fund/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Kāpiti Community Environment Fund”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/kapiti-community-environment-fund/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

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