ENM Environmental Initiatives Fund Large Grants 2025-26

This is a preview of the Large Grant Application Form form. You will be able to start a submission when the round opens at 1 January 2026 (NZDT)

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ENM Environmental Initiatives Fund - Large Grants Application

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Purpose

The Environmental Initiatives Fund (EIF) supports community projects that improve environmental outcomes within the Manawatū River catchment. The Environmental Initiatives Fund is made possible through the support of Palmerston North City Council and Eastern & Central Community Trust.

The EIF funding priorities align with ENM's four Pou:

1. Enhance community wellbeing by improving food resilience, food security and food sovereignty.

2. Protect and enhance biodiversity, and freshwater quality.

3. Contribute to a circular economy through minimising waste and promoting the sustainable use of natural resources.

4. Take climate action to reduce climate change impacts and build resilience for the future.

 

Applications may be made for Large Grants (from $1,000 to $15,000, exclusive of GST). 

See the ENM Environmental Initiatives Fund guidelines for more information.

For help, contact Kerry Jaques at admin@enm.org.nz or 06 355 0126, or drop into ENM's offices at 145 Cuba Street.

Contact Details

Name of the organisation applying for funds and delivering the initiative.
Name of organisation's contact for your environmental initiative. Please ensure that full contact details are provided. Notification about funding will go to this contact.
Must be a New Zealand phone number. 
Must be an email address. 
Address Line 1, Suburb/Town, State/Province, Postcode, and Country are required. 
Are you using an umbrella organisation for bank account purposes? * Required
An umbrella organisation may be reuired if your organisation does not have a bank account number. If yes, provide details below.
Include umbrella organisation name, contact email and phone number
Please provide the organisation's bank account number and the name of the account. This will be the bank account the funding is paid into should the funding application be successful. You can provide the bank account details of an umbrella organisation if your organisation does not have a bank account.
Please upload verification of your bank account details * Required
Attach a file: Select stored file
    Provide a copy of your bank statement or a deposit slip which shows your organisation's bank account details. Provide this information for your umbrella organisation if you are using an umbrella organisation.

    Organisation Details

    Required if your organisation has legal status (e.g., Registered Charity, Incorporated Society, Registered Company etc.). Answer 'n/a' if your organisation has no legal status. Applications from legal entities are preferred.
    The Charity Registration Number provided will be used to look up the following information.
    Click Lookup above to check that you have entered the Charity Registration Number correctly.
    New Zealand Charities Register Information
    Reg Number
    Legal Name
    Other Names
    Reg Status
    Charity's Street Address
    Charity's Postal Address
    Phone
    Fax
    Email
    Website
    Reg Date
    Must be formatted correctly. 
    The NZBN provided will be used to look up the following information.
    Click Lookup above to check that you have entered the NZBN correctly.
    New Zealand Companies Register Information
    NZBN
    Entity Name
    Registration Date
    Entity Status
    Entity Type
    Registered Address
    Office Address
    Must be formatted correctly. 
    If organisation is registered for GST purposes.

    Organisation's Financial Statements

    Applicants must provide a copy of their latest annual financial statements. Preferably this should be a copy of the audited accounts.

    Annual Financial Statements do not include bank statements or cash books.

    Please note, if you do not provide the correct financial information for your organisation, your application may be deemed ineligible.

    Please upload your organisation's latest financial statements * Required
    Attach a file: Select stored file
      Have these accounts been audited? * Required
      Response required.
      Does your organisation have any tagged funding or cash reserves for other purposes * Required
      Response required.
      If yes, provide details below

      Conflicts of interest

      Are you aware of any conflicts of interest which could affect this application? * Required
      Response required.

      Environmental Initiative Overview

      This is the name of your environmental project.
      Is the project new or part of an ongoing initiative? * Required
      Response required.
      Word count:
      Must be no more than 100 words. 
      Location of Project * Required
      Response required.
      Clear the selected value for Location of Project
      Where is your project going to be completed? Note that your project must take place within the Manawatū River Catchment.
      Must be a date and no earlier than 31/5/2026. What date do you intend to start your project by?
      Must be a date. What date do you plan to complete your project by? Date must be no later than 12 months after your start date.
      Must be a number. 

      Environmental Initiative Details

      This section on the form is to provide details regarding the project.

       

      Why are you doing this? What is going to change from the status-quo by implementing your project?
      Which priority is your project aligned with? * Required
      Response required.Response required.
      Clear the selected value for Which priority is your project aligned with?
      Can be more than one priority.
      What do you want the funding for?
      How will you do it? How will you achieve the objectives of the project? Describe the project plan.
      Are you collaborating with hapū/iwi,other community groups, NGO's, schools etc.?
      Will your project go ahead? Will your project proceed with other sources of funding? Will you have to modify the scope of your project?

      Delivery

      Tell us about the people in your organisation who are going to deliver the initiative. Their ability to deliver. How may people will be working on the initiative?

      Environmental Benefits

      What are the benefits of implementing your project? What outputs or changes in the status-quo will be delivered? What environmental outcomes will result from implementing your project? What community need are you meeting? How do you know this is needed?

      Budget

      Are you GST registered? * Required
      Response required.
      Clear the selected value for Are you GST registered?
      Must be a dollar amount and between 1000 and 15000. Applicants registered for GST should not include GST in the amount of funding requested. Applicants not registered for GST should include GST in the amount of funding requested.
      Have you received funding from ENM in the past two years? * Required
      Response required.
      If yes, please provide details below.
       

      Budget

      If you already have an Excel budget for this event, please upload it here. Otherwise, please fill out the budget template below.

      File Upload - Budget
      Attach a file: Select stored file

        Expenditure

        Please set out the costs for the entire project in the table below. This may include staff-related costs. 

        If you have quotes (recommended for items over $1,000) please upload these in the supporting information section below.

        ExpenditureAmountDo you want ENM to fund this item (Yes/No)?
        Must be a dollar amount. 

        Must be at least 1 rows

        This number/amount is calculated. Do not overwrite.

        Income

        Work out the income for the entire project in the below table. Remember to include support in kind as listed in your expenditure table above.

        IncomeAmountConfirmed?
        Must be a dollar amount. 

        Must be at least 1 rows

        This number/amount is calculated. Do not overwrite.

        Expenditure - income

        This number/amount is calculated. If the box is not showing "0.00", you need to adjust your Expenditure in Section 11 or Income in Section 13. Do not overwrite.

        Supporting Information

        If you have any additional material you would like us to refer to, please enter it in the sections below. This is not a requirement.

        Quotes from suppliers or service providers are not mandatory, but are encouraged as they will add weight to your application.

        Please upload any additional documents you would like to share
        Attach a file: Select stored file

          Application process

          In submitting this application, did you receive support from ENM in the pre-application process? * Required
          Response required.
          If you answered Yes to the previous question, how satisfied are you with the support you received from ENM to submit your application?

          Terms of Agreement

          If this application is successful, I/we agree to:

          • complete the project as outlined in this application (or request permission in writing from the ENM EIF Administrator for any significant change to the project)
          • complete and submit a report for the project within one month of completion of the project (using the report template provided on Smarty Grants)
          • return any unspent funding
          • keep receipts and a record of all expenditure for seven years
          • participate in any funding audit of my organisation or project conducted by ENM
          • I/we consent to ENM recording the personal contact details provided in this application, retaining and using these details, and disclosing them to PNCC for the purpose of evaluating the ENM EIF
          • I/we understand that my/our name, brief details and images relating to the project may be released to the media or appear in publicity material
          • I/we undertake that I/we have obtained the consent of all people involved to provide these details. I/we understand that I/we have the right to have access to this information. This consent is given in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020.
          • I/we undertake that, if successful, I/we will acknowledge the funding on our social media and/or website, and in our Annual Report.
          Do you accept the terms of agreement outlined above? * Required
          Response required.
          If you tick No to this question, your application will be ineligible for funding.

          Declaration

          You must agree to the below statements before submitting your application: * Required
          Response required.Response required.
          Clear the selected value for You must agree to the below statements before submitting your application:
          At least 3 choices must be selected.