Who can apply?

We welcome applications from a wide range of organisations. Please note however that funded entities must have legal status. If you want to apply but do not have legal status, we suggest you consider partnering with a qualifying (legal) entity.

The following are examples of who can apply:

• Hapu, Iwi, Marae, Māori organisations
• Incorporated Clubs or Societies
• Charitable Trusts
• Local and Regional Councils
• For-Profit businesses/commercial organisations and social enterprises
• Primary/Intermediate schools/Kura
• Secondary schools/Wharekura
• Tertiary Education/Whare Wananga

What can be funded?

This is an activation fund that is intended to address barriers that tamariki and rangatahi face in accessing quality physical activity opportunities. A clear idea of what those barriers are, along with evidence that you have ensured your initiative is wanted and needed by participants, must be included in your application. These costs may include:

• Programme or project delivery (e.g. venue or equipment hire, participant transport to your activity)
• Equipment, providing it is needed as part of a project, activation, or programme
• Coaches and officials, where these are required for delivery of the programme
• Staff that will deliver the programme, where they are not already funded from other sources

We are interested in receiving applications that take innovative approaches to engaging less active tamariki and rangatahi in quality tākaro/play, ngā mahi a te rēhia/active recreation and Hākinakina auraki/sport experiences that meet their needs.

Delivery in a school/kura setting

Where a project or programme is to be delivered in a school/kura setting during class time and involving external provision, the application needs to show evidence that the school or kura has been involved in the design of the project/programme, that it is based on participant wants and needs and that it addresses the barriers to access for the students within that school or kura. In this case the "Implementation in a school/kura setting" template must be fully completed and attached to your application.

The link to the form is below. 

Please note you do not need to complete this form for projects or programmes that occur within a school/kura setting that are either before or after school, during lunchtime and breaks, or for applications that only involve school personnel.

Ngā Tikanga o Tū Manawa: The Application Process

Before beginning an application:

1.  Please review the Sport NZ Guidance and Templates accessed by clicking the link below.

2.  Contact one of our Community Team below, to discuss your proposed programme or project before applying, so we can help ensure your application is aligned. Who to contact in the first instance will depend on the focus of your programme or project.

3.  In previous years we have operated distinct opening rounds. Currently, there will be no scheduled open or closed rounds. Instead we intend to open the fund for applications from August 2024, to allow responsiveness to community needs. Applications received will be reviewed in 6 weekly intervals. All applications under $10,000 will be assessed by an internal Sport Tasman panel with applications over $10,000 being assessed by an external decision panel that includes community members. However, please note we will close off the fund to new applications from end of November 2024 taking into account the holiday break and reopen for new applications from January 2025.

Also note, any decision is likely to take longer, for those applications requesting higher amounts of funds.  

RESOURCES AND DOCUMENTS

Wā Putea / Funding dates

Apply now once you have:

1.    Reviewed the resources, understood what can and cannot be applied for, are targeting one of our priority communities and have insights to demonstrate the need for your programme or project including evidence of need from tamariki and/or rangatahi.

2.    Discussed your programme or project with one of our Community Team to ensure it aligns and meets our criteria. Note that even though discussion with our team is a prerequisite, it does not immediately guarantee application approval.​​​​​​​

When will I hear if my application is successful or not?

Decisions are made following Internal or External Decision Panel meetings which will take place following each 6 weekly application interval. Please consider that it may take up to two months to approve the application and, if you are successful, to put an agreement in place. Therefore, we recommend applying at least 8 weeks before funding is required. We will, however, aim to contact applicants about the outcomes within one week of the respective panel decisions.