Awards & Grants
The Timaru Civic Trust (TCT) has established a Heritage Grant Fund to assist owners of heritage buildings within the Timaru District with funding available for maintenance, repairs and seismic strengthening to these buildings.
TIMARU CIVIC TRUST - CRITERIA FOR HERITAGE GRANTS
The Timaru Civic Trust (TCT) has established a Heritage Grant Fund to assist owners of heritage buildings within the Timaru District with funding available for maintenance, repairs and seismic strengthening to these buildings.
The purpose of this fund is to encourage and assist owners of heritage buildings to preserve their buildings in order to safeguard the established character and identity of Timaru and ensure that they remain part of our ongoing civic legacy, into the future.
An initial fund of $20,000 has been established, with an additional $10,000 being added to the fund at the end of each subsequent financial year, or at the Trust's discretion.
REQUESTS FOR FUNDING
Requests for funding shall be made in writing and addressed to: The Chairman, Timaru Civic Trust, PO Box 125, Timaru, 7940. The decision on the request for funding will be made by the Trust's Board and the applicant will receive written notification of that decision.
CRITERIA FOR FUNDING
• Any grant of funding is entirely at the discretion of the Timaru Civic Trust (TCT).
• This grant is available to all building owners, including private individuals, corporates and community groups.
• The grant of funding is restricted to buildings within the Timaru Metropolitan area.
• The funding is to be used for physical building works only (not reports, assessments or design work).
• This grant is not restricted to Listed heritage buildings, but priority will be given to buildings with higher heritage value or architectural significance and to those buildings with greater public prominence.
• The financial assistance provided for any application/building will normally be restricted to a maximum sum of $10,000.
• Grants will primarily be used for preserving or repairing the external fabric of a building or structural upgrade work associated with seismic strengthening of the building. Funding may also be considered for repair the internal fabric of a heritage building, which has significant heritage value and 'is publicly accessible.
• All grant applications must be accompanied by a completed application form and include a detailed description of the proposed works, specifically stating what the grant funding will be used for, and including a quotation from the contractor(s) who will carry out those works.
• Any associated drawings, specification or reports associated with the proposed works shall be submitted to the TCT to accompany any application for funding.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
The TCT Board will assess the merits of any funding application based generally on the following criteria and this assessment will inform the decision to grant funds:
• The heritage significance, architectural merit and public prominence of the building concerned
• The perceived effect of the proposed works on the heritage value of the building and its local setting
• Are the planned works sensitive to the historic character of the building and will they enhance or improve the heritage qualities of the building?
As part of its assessment, the Board may wish to engage directly with the applicant in order to clarify the details of the application, to obtain further information, or to arrange a visit to the heritage building.
The Board's assessment of an application will remain confidential and any decision is not open to debate.
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION
The decision on the request for funding will be made by the Trust's Board at one if its monthly board meetings following the receipt of a written application. The applicant will subsequently receive written notification of that decision.
PAYMENT OF THE GRANT FUNDING
Paid invoices, confirming expenditure of the allocated sum on the authorised work, will be submitted to TCT prior to any payment being made.
The purpose of this fund is to encourage and assist owners of heritage buildings to preserve their buildings in order to safeguard the established character and identity of Timaru and ensure that they remain part of our ongoing civic legacy, into the future.
An initial fund of $20,000 has been established, with an additional $10,000 being added to the fund at the end of each subsequent financial year, or at the Trust's discretion.
REQUESTS FOR FUNDING
Requests for funding shall be made in writing and addressed to: The Chairman, Timaru Civic Trust, PO Box 125, Timaru, 7940. The decision on the request for funding will be made by the Trust's Board and the applicant will receive written notification of that decision.
CRITERIA FOR FUNDING
• Any grant of funding is entirely at the discretion of the Timaru Civic Trust (TCT).
• This grant is available to all building owners, including private individuals, corporates and community groups.
• The grant of funding is restricted to buildings within the Timaru Metropolitan area.
• The funding is to be used for physical building works only (not reports, assessments or design work).
• This grant is not restricted to Listed heritage buildings, but priority will be given to buildings with higher heritage value or architectural significance and to those buildings with greater public prominence.
• The financial assistance provided for any application/building will normally be restricted to a maximum sum of $10,000.
• Grants will primarily be used for preserving or repairing the external fabric of a building or structural upgrade work associated with seismic strengthening of the building. Funding may also be considered for repair the internal fabric of a heritage building, which has significant heritage value and 'is publicly accessible.
• All grant applications must be accompanied by a completed application form and include a detailed description of the proposed works, specifically stating what the grant funding will be used for, and including a quotation from the contractor(s) who will carry out those works.
• Any associated drawings, specification or reports associated with the proposed works shall be submitted to the TCT to accompany any application for funding.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
The TCT Board will assess the merits of any funding application based generally on the following criteria and this assessment will inform the decision to grant funds:
• The heritage significance, architectural merit and public prominence of the building concerned
• The perceived effect of the proposed works on the heritage value of the building and its local setting
• Are the planned works sensitive to the historic character of the building and will they enhance or improve the heritage qualities of the building?
As part of its assessment, the Board may wish to engage directly with the applicant in order to clarify the details of the application, to obtain further information, or to arrange a visit to the heritage building.
The Board's assessment of an application will remain confidential and any decision is not open to debate.
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION
The decision on the request for funding will be made by the Trust's Board at one if its monthly board meetings following the receipt of a written application. The applicant will subsequently receive written notification of that decision.
PAYMENT OF THE GRANT FUNDING
Paid invoices, confirming expenditure of the allocated sum on the authorised work, will be submitted to TCT prior to any payment being made.
