Creative New Zealand announces Transition Fund

Deadline: 18-Nov-22

Creative New Zealand is now accepting applications for its Transition Fund 2022-23.

The Transition Fund is intended to assist organisations who received Toi Uru Kahikatea funding in 2020-2022 but have not been offered funding for 2023-2025 to adapt to their new funding context. You can propose funding toward activities such as restructure costs, re-strategising, committed programme costs for 2023, or other bridging costs while new revenue streams are developed.

Types of Funding

Ngā toi Māori funding
- To apply for Ngā toi Māori funding:
  - you must be Māori, or your project must be managed or directed by Māori
  - organisations, groups or collectives must be Māori-led. If an organisation is applying for funding on behalf of an individual, that person must also be Māori.
Pacific arts funding
- To apply for Pacific arts funding:
  - your activities must align to their Pacific Arts Strategy 2018-2023
  - Kaupapa Pasifika will be evident in the practice of your activities
  - the activities will deliver outcomes to Pacific arts and artists

Duration

Eligible organisations are offered up to 75% of their 2022 Kahikatea funding level, pro-rated for a 6-month period.

What cannot be funded?

Activities that have been or will be funded through other Creative New Zealand opportunities (Arts Grants etc)
Activities that are not funded by Creative New Zealand in general.
New programme activities that were not proposed in your RFP submission.

Eligibility Criteria

They accept applications from:

Individuals who are New Zealand citizens or permanent residents
New Zealand-based organisations
International arts organisations. But the application must show benefits to New Zealand arts.
Your project or activities must directly benefit New Zealand arts, artists or practitioners.

For more information, visit Creative New Zealand.

For more information, visit https://www.creativenz.govt.nz/Funds-and-opportunities/Find-opportunities/Transition-Fund