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Which community will benefit from the funding you wish to apply for?
Yes, Grassroots Trust Central Limited will review all approved grants for accountability compliance.
All funds must be spent and accounted for within 6 months, regardless of the timeframe you originally applied for or whether the project has finished.
If additional time is required, please call a member of our Grants Team on 0800 957 960 to discuss your options.
The Approved Specific Purpose is the purpose for which the grant was approved i.e. rent from April to November 2019 or purchasing playing equipment. If the funding is spent on anything other than the Approved Specific Purpose, a refund will be required. Your Approval Letter will detail the specific items that Grassroots Trust Central Limited have agreed to fund.
Only in exceptional circumstances will Grassroots Trust Central Limited consider changing the Approved Specific Purpose. If you wish to request a change, please email your request to info@grassrootstrust.co.nz.
Yes, you can use a different supplier; however, the items purchased must be the same specific items listed in your Approval Letter. If the funding is spent on anything other than the approved specific items, a refund will be required. You must ensure these are the only items purchased using your funding from Grassroots Trust Central Limited.
If there is a change in staff member during the approved timeframe, prior written approval must be sought before funds are spent. To request a change you must email a copy of the new staff members signed Employment Agreement and Position Description to info@grassrootstrust.co.nz. If funds are spent without prior written approval, a refund will be required.
No. All invoices must be paid from the bank account in which Grassroots Trust Central Limited deposited the funds. No payments can be made as a reimbursement to any member of the Organisation; this includes any credit card payments. No money may be transferred to another party to pay for any expenditure. If any of the above occur, a full refund will be requested.
Please refer to our Audit & Accountability page here.
Quotes, pro forma invoices, ledger reports, excel spreadsheets and internet banking / mobile banking screenshots are not acceptable.
If you have received the Government Wage Subsidy for the same timeframe you received funding from Grassroots Trust Central Limited, you cannot claim the subsidy portion. You can however claim for the difference between the subsidy and what your staff member was paid.
You can only claim the GST portion of an invoice if you are NOT GST registered.
No. Payments made prior to the Approval Date are deemed Retrospective. Any funds granted for items that have been paid prior to approval will need to be refunded.
If your Approved Specific Purpose has been cancelled, the funding must be returned to Grassroots Trust Central Limited by direct credit within 5 working days of the cancellation being known. You can do this by depositing the funds into our bank account, using your grant number as a reference. If you need our bank account details, please contact our Grants Team on 0800 957 960.
If a funding surplus exists, the surplus must be returned to Grassroots Trust Central Limited by direct credit within 5 working days of becoming aware of the surplus. You can do this by depositing the funds into our bank account, using your grant number as a reference. If you need our bank account details, please contact a member of our Grants Team on 0800 957 960.
No. Any unspent funds must be returned to Grassroots Trust Central Limited. Your grant has been approved on the basis that the funds will only be spent on the specific items listed in your Approval Letter. If you want to purchase other items, you will need to reapply for funding toward these.
Grassroots Trust Central Limited may audit approved project, activity, and operational cost grants annually.
Grassroots Trust Central Limited may further audit approved salary/wage contribution grants annually to confirm that the funds were only spent on the purpose for which they were granted, and that all legal obligations including IRD deductions have been met.
If your Organisation is selected to be audited, a member of our Grants Team will contact you.
Grassroots Trust Central Limited grant records will also be inspected and audited by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). Grassroots Trust Central Limited is required to provide details of all grants to the DIA. All applications must be made on the understanding that, if a DIA officer requests, the Grant Recipient must agree to and participate in an inspection/audit.
Please feel free to contact a member of our Grants Team on 0800 957 960.