Deadline: 11-Sep-22
The South Taranaki District Council is pleased to announce the Natural Environments Fund to promote the protection, restoration, and enhancement of areas of significant indigenous biodiversity or fauna on private land throughout the South Taranaki District.
Funding Information
Applications for Natural Environment Funding may only be accepted for requests between $5,000 and $30,000, but smaller grants may be allocated on a case-by-case basis.
Funding Types
- ANSs:
- The Council will contribute up to 50% towards project costs for SNAs, if all condition s made by the Council for such funding are fulfilled.
- Non-ANSs:
- To be considered for this fund, non-SNAs must already be legally protected (through QEII or similar perpetual legal protection agreements), or the landowner must be prepared to legally protect the area as part of the funding conditions. The area for the project either has or will have legal protection status within 12 months of being funded. Legal protection may include but is not limited to: Queen Elizabeth II National trust, Open Space Covenant, or a Memorandum of Encumbrance.
- The Council will contribute up to one third (of the total cost) of project costs, for non-SNAs, provided that all conditions made by the Council for such funding are fulfilled. In exceptional circumstances, grants of a higher contribution towards total project costs may be approved.
- Non-SNA sites that have an active Biodiversity Plan with the Taranaki Regional Council will be prioritized for funding.
- Other projects:
- The Council will consider a funding contribution for other projects that assist in the protection or promotion of the protection of significant indigenous vegetation and habitats of indigenous fauna (for example: environmental education projects or landscape-scale environmental projects or similar).
- This fundin g does not need to be linked to specific areas (SNAs or non-SNAs), and funding applications for these kinds of projects are assessed by the Council on a case by case basis.
Eligible Projects
- The Council will consider projects that:
- Assist with protection, enhancement, or restoration of identified SNAs.
- Assist with the protection, enhancement, or restoration of non-SNAs.
- Promote the protection of areas of significant indigenous vegetation and significant habitats of indigenous fauna throughout the District.
Eligibility Criteria
- Both individuals and organizations are eligible to apply.
- Council funding is complementary rather than a primary funder. Priority will be given to applicants that can demonstrate they are seeking and/or have secured other sources of funding.
Assessment Criteria
- The Council will consider applications for multi-year Natural Environments Funding grants.
- The Council reserves the right to revoke multi-year Natural Environments Funding grants, at its discretion.
- The Council may take into consideration any current or previous funding the applicant has received from the Council, when assessing a funding application.
- The applicant must disclose in the application form financial information and past contributions from the Council. This may include past applications, rate rebates, or lease agreements.
- Failure to complete the disclosure of previous funding allocations from the Council may result in the funding application being denied.
- Funding contributions by the Council will not be made available until the projects have been completed to the Council’s satisfaction, and conditions of the funding have been fulfilled. This may include a site inspection.
- If funding is approved, successful applicants will receive a funding agreement which will outline the amount and conditions of the grant.
For more information, visit https://www.southtaranaki.com/our-council/environment-and-sustainability/natural-environments-fund