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  1. CCS Application Form and Application Guide

    CCS Application Form  CCS Application Form Template Please ensure the application form template is adapted for your community and all sections in yellow have been edited before uploading the form on your website or sending to applicants. ...
  2. Downloads

    To send to applicants: > > CCS Application Form Template   Please ensure the application form template is adapted for your community and all sections in yellow have been edited before uploading the form on your website or se...
  3. Funding criteria for CCS

    There are three funding criteria under the Creative Communities Scheme: Access and participation Diversity Young people Committees are encouraged to apply the funding criteria according to the arts needs within their own local council...
  4. CCS Administrators Guide

    This online guide is designed to support local administrators of the Creative Communities Scheme (CCS). This online guide is exactly the same as the pdf version, which can you download here: > >  CCS Administrator Guide 2016-19 Update...
  5. Assessment committees: the role and function

    Assessment committees assess applications and and allocate funding, in line with any specific local priorities that have been set aside by your council. The assessors (the members of the assessment committee) should collectively have a broad knowle...
  6. Eligibility requirements for CCS

    Before an application can be considered by an assessment committee, the CCS Manager must check that it meets all of the eligibility requirements. The applicant if the applicant is an individual they must be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resi...
  7. The assessment process

    When an application has been received and acknowledged by the local CCS Manager, the application passes through the following 6 stages: Step 1: Checking applications for eligibility  Responsible for this step: CCS Manager When an application...
  8. Dealing with conflicts of interest

    Conflicts of interest must be declared and handled appropriately to maintain the assessment committee's integrity and to guarantee that its decision-making is transparent and impartial. Three types of conflict of interest can arise - direct, ...
  9. Costs that can’t be funded

    The types of costs that can't be funded include: ongoing administration and service costs (such as salaries) that aren’t related to a specific project travel for individuals or groups to attend events, presentations or shows...
  10. Glossary - Arts activities

    Craft/Object art: includes traditional and contemporary applied arts practices of all the peoples of Aotearoa/ New Zealand, including Māori and Pasifika peoples and the diverse cultures of people living in Aotearoa/ New Zealand today. Genres inclu...