New Zealand: Marlborough District Council’s Working for Nature

Deadline: 31-Aug-21

The Marlborough District Council is pleased to announce the Working for Nature grant scheme to restore and protect native habitats.

This grant scheme is just one of the many biodiversity and environmental programmes run by the Council to celebrate the wide range of flora and fauna that’s not only unique to New Zealand but found only in the region.

Marlborough has been identified as one of five centres of biodiversity in New Zealand due to the concentration of endemic species. The southern part of Marlborough is home to species that have evolved in the dry, rocky conditions. In the north, Marlborough Sounds offer a spectacular collection of forests, wetlands and coastal habitats.

Funding Information

Training Video for NGOs: How to Deliver a Persuasive Presentation to Donor Prospects

These Major Donors supporting NGOs to fight global Hunger and Food Insecurity

List of Donors providing grant-in-aid to NGOs addressing Child Labor and Human Trafficking amid COVID Pandemic

Indian NGOs providing Non-financial Support to Vulnerable Communities

Grants are up to $15,000 per applicant in any one year.
What can be funded

Projects on public, private or Maori land.
Purchasing and planting native species.
Plant guards and stakes for native plantings.
Pest traps and other pest management devices.
Weed control chemicals.
Professional ecological and technical advice, including studies.
Co-ordination of community-led environmental projects.
Contract labour, such as weed spraying.
Annual applications to expand plantings (not maintenance).
Individual projects within larger, multi-year programmes of work.
Eligibility Criteria

One application per category is permitted annually from community organisations, businesses, landowners (including farming, forestry, winegrowing) and individuals.
Previously successful applicants are eligible to apply for another phase of the project, not maintenance from a previous planting.
For more information, visit https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/our-community/grants-and-awards/working-for-naturemahi-mo-te-taiao