Help and Tips

To get help with your application contact a Community Advisor via email community.matters@dia.govt.nz.

Tips for writing a successful application

As well as showing how your projects supports the purpose and priorities there are a few other things you will need to include in your application:

• You will need to show that your project will help an ethnic community or communities.
• You will need to have a clear start and end date within the next year.
• Your project needs to be well designed and planned and delivered in New Zealand.
• Your project will need to use the funding within 12 months.

Other funding options

If your group or project does not fit the purpose or priorties for this fund, there are other funds that you can apply for. To find out about other funding options, visit the Community Matters website(external link) or contact a Community Advisor via email community.matters@dia.govt.nz.

Projects we have funded in the past