Our Community
Transpower's CommunityCare Fund
The Transpower CommunityCare Fund assists communities affected by Transpower assets by investing in community-based projects that add real value and benefit to the wider community.
The CommunityCare Fund makes one-off grants for projects in communities along the existing National Grid route, as well as communities affected by new Transpower projects.
Project Related Funding
Since 2008, Transpower has been allocating CommunityCare funding in relation to new projects. We are currently seeking applications for projects in communities affected by the Wairakei to Whakamaru replacement line project and the Wanganui to Stratford transmission line upgrade project. This is in addition to application for communities affected by existing transmission assets.
Find out more about the fund including how to apply:
To date the Transpower CommunityCare Fund has assisted 90 community based projects nation wide. The grants totalling more than $2.1 million, include:
- environmental projects such as stream and wetland restoration and peninsula protection works,
- recreation projects such as upgrade of sporting facilities and public access walkways and bridges and;
- community projects such as restoration of community halls and school grounds