Community Action Fund

The Fund has supported 146 community projects since 2007. In the fourth round of the Community Action Fund, 49 new projects received support.    

Take a look at the projects funded around the country in round one, round two and round three of the Community Action Fund:

About the Fund

The fund aims to support some of the innovative ideas and actions being developed at a community level to stop family violence.

Its focus is on changing the attitudes and behaviours that ignore, excuse, minimise or trivialise the effects of family violence.

The purpose of the Community Action Fund is to:

• ensure the objectives and messages of the national campaign are echoed, made relevant and acted on in local communities;
• build community ownership and commitment to the prevention of family violence and support local change; and,
• encourage community organisations to work collaboratively to prevent family violence.

The Community Action Fund has been designed to build on the experience and expertise that already exists within communities about preventing family violence and encouraging healthy ways of relating.

The Community Action Fund gives priority to initiatives that are collaborative, have support from across the community, have a well-thought-out plan to effect change in the community.

Key messages are:

• Family violence is preventable – attitudes and behaviours can change
• Preventing family violence is a public issue – it’s everyone’s business
• Community action changes the way we think about family violence.

The fund is targeted at small scale community initiatives. The maximum grant available is $30,000 (excl GST).

Who can apply?

The Fund is open to local not-for-profit community organisations, hapu and iwi Māori organisations and networks that can provide evidence of community collaboration and support for the proposed project. Projects need to have a well thought-out plan to effect change in the community.

For more information on the Fund please read the Information for applicants from Round Four below.

For more information on Community Action Fund projects and for maps of the 146  projects funded in the first three rounds go to the Campaign website.

Alternatively, contact Cristy Trewartha on (04) 916 3922 or email:

Community Action Toolkit

The Community Action Toolkit has a range of tools and information to help communities develop local campaigns to tackle family violence.