Deadline: 19-May-23
The Waste Minimisation Community Fund is now open for applications to support new initiatives that complement and enhance existing programmes, address gaps or create new opportunities.
Its purpose is to support initiatives that minimise waste, maximise resource recovery and move them towards becoming a zero waste and sustainable district. They are particularly interested in initiatives that complement and enhance existing programmes, address gaps, create new opportunities, and encourage community participation in waste minimisation.
The fund arises from the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s Waste Minimisation And Management Plan 2018.
What Are they Looking For?
Inspire them with your great idea to rethink, reduce or reuse! Projects must be consistent with the QLDC Waste Minimisation and Management Plan and achieve the following objectives:
- Waste Reduction – reducing waste at source and/or,
- Resource Recovery – diverting materials from landfill.
They are looking to support projects that shift them towards a circular economy approach where materials are kept in use for as long as possible
Funding Information
- In this funding round they can distribute up to $60,000, which is split between the following categories:
- Fund Category/Grant Range
- Category A: Commercial Waste Minimisation: Supporting commercial innovations that minimise waste and maximise resource recovery ( Up to $10,000)
- Category B: Community Action and Behaviour Change: Supporting projects that encourage community participation, and create enduring change in behaviour (Up to $50,000)
- Fund Category/Grant Range
Funding Can Be Used For:
- Trials and pilot projects
- Community outreach and education
- Workshops, events, monitoring and surveys
- Materials and equipment
- Skills development and research (that is not aimed at supporting the attainment of a qualification)
- Project implementation costs, including operational and capital costs
Eligibility Criteria
- All applications must meet the following criteria:
- Projects must take place within the Queenstown Lakes District and benefit the local community. Applicants must specify additional funding from their own or other resources, and/or in kind.
- For requests over $1,000 the applicant must be a legal entity such as a trust, company, or incorporated society, and must be able to provide evidence of this status if requested.
- For requests under $1,000 applicants can be an unformed group or individual. The applicant must have no outstanding debt owing to QLDC.
- The applicant must fully declare any additional QLDC or local funding, grant or koha/donation received for the project/event.
- Projects must not have breached previous funding and legislative agreements with the council, including reporting criteria.
- The applicant must comply with all QLDC regulatory and statutory requirements relating to the preparation and delivery of the project, including obtaining all necessary permits and consents.
For more information, visit Queenstown Lakes District Council.