Deadline: 18-Feb-22
The Kapiti Coast District Council’s Maori Economic Development Grants are now open for applications with the aim 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.
Funding Information
- A total of $60,000 is available for projects that align to the Maori Economic Development strategy.
Grant Criteria
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Applications must fall into one of three categories to be eligible:
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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
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kaitiakitanga-whatungarongaro te tangata toi tu te whenua-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 maximize the value produced from it; for example, surveying potential use of land for biofuel crops
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kotahitanga – supporting whanau to achieve economic wellbeing – capacity, collaboration, innovation and Maori business
- includes growing opportunities for involvement in business.
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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.
For more information, visit Maori Economic Development.
For more information, visit https://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/services/a-z-council-services-and-facilities/grants-funding-and-awards/maori-economic-development-grants-fund/
