Deadline: 5-Feb-21
Te Whakaminenga o Kapiti is seeking applications for the 2020/21 Maori Economic Development Grants Fund to help whanau, hapu, Iwi, matawaka and Maori business in Kapiti with the costs of ongoing development of Maori economic activity.
The Maori economic development is important both for Maori, and for New Zealand’s overall economic performance. In Kapiti, tangata whenua are making a strong economic, environmental, social and cultural contribution at all levels.
For Māori, economic wellbeing is individual, whānau/hapū, and Iwi based. It is holistic – not just about business, but including health and wellbeing. It encompasses land, water, forests, coastal, and moana, as well as existing businesses, knowledge transfer and mentorship.
Funding Information
- A total of $60,000 is available for projects that align to the Maori Economic Development strategy.
Grant Criteria
- Applications must fall into one of three categories to be eligible:
- Manaakitangata – leveraging the potential of rangatahi and building whanau capacity
- includes helping rangatahi participate in training courses, preparing rangatahi for career choices and apprenticeships, and helping whanau and hapu develop their own plans for economic development
- Kaitiakitanga – working with the whenua
- exploring sustainable land uses, such as working with Iwi to increase the use of under-developed and/or degraded Maori-owned land to maximise the value produced from it; for example, surveying potential use of land for biofuel crops
- Kotahitanga – supporting whanau to achieve economic wellbeing – capacity, collaboration, innovation and Maori business
- includes growing opportunities for involvement in business.
- Manaakitangata – leveraging the potential of rangatahi and building whanau capacity
- Projects must:
- Show clear links to the strategic priorities of the Maori Economic Development Strategy.
- Show clear economic benefit for Maori.
- Be able to be monitored and evaluated through Te Whakaminenga o Kapiti.
- Be completed by 30 June 2022, unless otherwise specified and agreed in the application/application approval.
- Provide an accountability report on the activity and outcomes within six weeks of the completion of the project.
Further Information
Other points to remember include:
- Grants may be awarded with conditions.
- Regular reporting on the use of grant money will be required. A requirement for quarterly reporting requirements is not unusual.
- Projects may be excluded if they have received significant funding from other Council sources.
- Preference may be given to events that:
- attract visitors to Kāpiti Coast District in the offseason (late March to October);
- can demonstrate successful external financial support;
- show potential to be self-sustaining without council funding after three years.
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