More than $300,000 has been requested by 37 people who faced financial strain as a result of from the 2016 Havelock North water contamination.
There were 37 applications made to the Community Health Assistance fund before it closed on Friday.
The Hastings District, and Hawke's Bay Regional Council both contributed $100,000 towards the $200,000 fund, to help people who had suffered financially through long-term illness related to last year's campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North.
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The Government Inquiry found that neither council had directly caused the outbreak, but both wanted to assist residents struggling to recover from it.