Deadline: 26 September 2018

The Pacific Development and Conservation Trust is accepting applications for its grants program to promote sustainable development in the Pacific and New Zealand, while conserving the natural environment and cultural heritage of its people.

The Trust provides grants for a range of conservation, cultural heritage, development and goodwill projects and activities in the Pacific. It supports sustainable development where communities join in and work together with iwi, hapū, aiga, local people and their communities.

Priorities

The Trust prefers to fund projects that:

• promote social, cultural and economic self-sufficiency
• improve legal access to facilities or resources necessary for social, cultural and economic self sufficiency
• improve health, living standards and quality of life
• protect endangered or threatened species
• protect unique habitats and ecosystems
• promote sustainable management and use of natural resources
• protect or restore sites of important historical, environmental or cultural heritage
• raise awareness of, or improve access to, historical, environmental or cultural heritage
• build capacity in local communities particularly for developing indigenous ecological knowledge
• improve cooperation and communication between communities
• encourage peace, security and greater understanding between people, cultures and communities.

Funding Information

• The Trust has about $250,000 to give as grants each year.
• There is no minimum or maximum grant amount. Grants have ranged from $2,000 to $50,000.

Outcomes

Decisions are based on if a completed project will most likely deliver the benefits or outcomes described in the request. The Trust takes into account:

• how well its objectives and funding priorities will be met
• how much the community will be involved in the project
• the range of benefits that the project will bring to the community
• whether the projects outcomes will be environmentally and economically sustainable
• any risks to the lives, livelihood and environments of the people who live in the Pacific.

Eligibility Criteria

Citizens or organisations from the countries given below are eligible to apply.

How to Apply

Applicants can apply online via given website.

Eligible Countries: American Samoa, Australia, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap), Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna

For more information, please visit Pacific Development and Conservation Trust