Deadline: 11 March 2020
The Trust makes grants to projects that encourage and promote sustainable development in the Pacific and New Zealand, while conserving the natural environment and cultural heritage of its people.
Objectives
The objectives of the Trust shall be to encourage and promote:
- The enhancement protection and conservation of the physical environment of the Pacific and of its natural and historic resources;
- The peaceful economic, physical, and social, development of the Pacific and of its peoples;
- The peaceful conservation and development of the cultural heritage of the peoples of the Pacific;
- Peace understanding and good-will between the peoples of the Pacific.
Funding Information
The Trust has about $250,000 to give as grants each year. There is no minimum or maximum grant amount. Grants range from $2,000 to $50,000 NZD.
Projects
The Trust prefers to fund projects that:
- Encourage and promote social, cultural and economic self-sufficiency;
- Improve legal access to facilities or resources necessary for social, cultural and economic self-sufficiency;
- Improve health, living standards and quality of life;
- Protect endangered or threatened species;
- Protect unique habitats and ecosystems;
- Promote sustainable management and use of natural resources;
- Protect or restore sites of important historical, environmental or cultural heritage;
- Raise awareness of, or improve access to, historical, environmental or cultural heritage;
- Build capacity in local communities particularly for developing indigenous ecological knowledge;
- Improve cooperation and communication between communities; or
- Encourage peace, security and greater understanding between people, cultures and communities.
Outcomes
Decisions are based on if a completed project will most likely deliver the benefits or outcomes described in the request. The Trust takes into account:
- How well its objectives and funding priorities will be met;
- How much the community will be involved in the project;
- The range of benefits that the project will bring to the community;
- Whether the projects outcomes will be environmentally and economically sustainable;
- Any risks to the lives, livelihood and environments of the people who live in the Pacific;
Projects that meet more than one of the Trust’s objectives and funding priorities are more likely to be funded.
What will fund?
The Trust provides grants for a range of conservation, cultural heritage, development and goodwill projects and activities in the Pacific. It supports sustainable development where communities join in and work together with iwi (tribes), hapū (sub-tribe), aiga or whanau (family grouping).
What will not fund?
Generally, the Trust does not fund:
- An organisation’s operating and related costs such as salaries;
- Buying land or buildings;
- School trips;
- Family reunions;
- Research projects by tertiary students that are for personal study.
Requests from tertiary institutions or other organisations for projects that include activities by tertiary students may be considered if they line up with the Trust’s objectives and funding priorities.
Eligibility Criteria
Citizens or organisations from the places in the Pacific may put in a request for funding.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
For more information, visit https://www.communitymatters.govt.nz/pacific-development-and-conservation-trust-2/