Deadline: 31 March 2015
The Pacific Development and Conservation Trust is inviting proposals for grants from New Zealand and pacific territories for a range of development and conservation projects.
Every year the Trust has approximately $250,000 to distribute as grants to groups and individuals in the Pacific for a range of development and conservation projects. There is no minimum or maximum grant amount. Grants made range from NZ$2000 to $50,000.
The Trust is committed to supporting sustainable development, where communities are engaged and working in partnership, with iwi, hapū, aiga, the local indigenous people and communities.
Funding Areas
The Pacific Development and Conservation Trust funding priorities are projects that:
- Promote social, cultural and economic self-sufficiency.
- Improve legal access to facilities or resources necessary for social, cultural and economic sufficiency.
- Improve health, living standards and quality of life.
- Involve protection of representative, endangered or threatened species.
- Conserve unique habitats or ecosystems.
- Promote the sustainable management and use of natural resources.
- Conserve or restore sites of significant historic, environmental or cultural heritage.
- Develop local communities’ capacities, particularly for indigenous ecological knowledge development.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be New Zealand or Pacific citizens.
Eligible Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTS) are: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Yap), Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna.
How to Apply?
- The Application for funding is a two-stage process.
- Expressions of Interest (EOI)
- Full applications
- Applicants must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) prior to 31 March. EOIs will be considered by the Advisory Trustees and successful applicants will be invited to submit a full project application.
- Applications must be submitted only on the forms provided and all sections must be completed. Applications must be on a current application form ad must be submitted via email given on the Trust website prior to the closing date.
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