COVID-19 Our Update #5: Welcome to Level 1

10 Jun 2020

Welcome to Level 1 Otago. We would like to take this opportunity to let you know what this change means for the team at Otago Community Trust.

Our office is now back OPEN to visitors. Our first priority is the safety of our people and the communities we serve - so we will ask you to use the NZ COVID Tracer QR code or manually sign in. Please don’t visit us if you are feeling unwell.
You are welcome to contact the Otago Community Trust team during normal work hours, particularly if COVID-19 has changed things regarding a grant application.
A reminder that we are here to help with a diverse array of community projects both large and small from right across Otago.
If you have any questions around funding or funding timelines, don't hesitate to call us on 0800 10 12 40 or email info@oct.org.nz - we are happy to help.

Our grants portal remains open for grant applications and we are committed to being flexible with our granting process over the coming months.

If you have an application already into us you should expect to receive a decision from us within the normal 6 to 8 week turnaround time.

You can continue to check on funding progress through our portal – https://oct.fluxx.io

Our dedicated COVID-19 Response Fund remains open.

Grants from this fund are made towards any of the following objectives:

Additional costs incurred by community organisations in delivering services, projects or activities to members of the community most in need as a result of COVID-19.
Assistance for community organisations who incur or have incurred additional costs related to expansion of services as a result of COVID-19.

Details on the Application Process and Eligibility can be found on our website - https://www.oct.org.nz/covid-19-response-fund