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  1. 3. Promote CCS

    Load updated application form and application guide onto your website.   Promote CCS and advertise funding rounds on the council website and social media. (see below) Hold workshops, funding hui or drop-in sessions in the community.   ...
  2. FAQs

  3. CCS Promotions

    Can we use some of the funds for in-house promotion costs? You can use up to 10% of your CCS allocation for promotion costs. These costs can include newspaper advertising, on-line listings, producing posters and other external costs. However,...
  4. 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...
  5. 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, ...
  6. Assessment Scale

    On the basis of the information provided in each application the members of the assessment committee give a mark from 1 to 4 for each of the five assessment areas set out below.  The individual marks for each assessment area will provide a tot...
  7. 7. Reporting to Creative NZ

    Ensure you have received project completion reports from applicants. Report on funding round at completion of each round using the Grants Tracking Tool (GTT) Complete your Annual Evaluation Report for submission at end of financial year. Gra...
  8. Co-operating with other Councils

    Co-operation and joint support Assessment committees may co-operate and jointly support projects that take place in adjacent local authority areas. This may be achieved through administrators liaising informally with other administrators and comm...
  9. 6. Advise successful and unsuccessful applicants

    Send letters to unsuccessful applicants advising them of their funding outcome Send letters to successful applicants advising them of their funding outcome.   Make payments as soon as possible and send CCS Project Completion Report Form...
  10. 5. Manage the assessment process

    Prepare applications for the assessment committee. Provide assessors with CCS Assessor Marking Spreadsheet   Run the assessment meeting. Record and manage conflicts of interest if they arise. ...