How to apply

Filling out the application form

Filling out the application form

• The 2009 EIF funding round has now closed. To enlist on the 2010 EIF funding round information database please email the EIF Co-ordinator Courtney Gallen.

Section A
Applicant type

EIF is open to individuals, community groups, schools, early childhood centres, businesses, Mana Whenua groups and Maori community groups, for projects within the Auckland region.
Please specify which of these types best describes you or your group/organisation.
Mana Whenua means those groups with a customary connection to an area in the Auckland region.

Section B
Proposed project information

These questions relate to your proposed EIF project. When answering this section think about the following questions and incorporate them into your answers. What do you want to do? Why do you want to do it? Where are you going to do it? Who is involved? How you are going to complete the project within a year? Who will benefit from this project? How will they benefit? What change will you see as a result of the project?

For the question about which asks, which main ethnic group will benefit most from the project, please choose from the following list:

• NZ European (Pakeha), Maori, Pacific, Asian, African, European, Latin American, Middle Eastern, All ethnic groups.

This information helps us to understand if our promotion and distribution of EIF funds is reaching the diversity of Auckland ethnic communities.

Section C
Application costing

Your budget outline should show what it is going to cost to implement your project and what you intend to spend the EIF funding on. It is important to provide a detailed breakdown of your costs and any financial or in-kind contributions.

• All items listed in the budget should relate to an activity listed in your project plan. List your costs including GST and make sure you include transport and freight costs.
• Provide quotes for all goods and services for which funding is requested.
• Please check the "special conditions" for costing requirements for particular items.
• Please make sure you include and name other organisations' contribution in the applicant's contribution column.

Applicant's contribution

To receive funding from the EIF, you or your organisation is expected to be actively involved in the project and make a significant contribution. EIF can contribute up to 50% of the total project or programme cost completed in one year. You must be able to provide the remainder of the cost including your time, cash, other funding, or contributions such as voluntary labour or donated materials.

It is important to clearly identify your contribution in the costing section of the application form. As part of your contribution to the project, you can claim donated labour at a rate of $15 per hour and $25 per hour for professional assistance. You can also include administration time at $15 per hour for collating the application and sourcing maps and quotes. Please note EIF will not fund any additional volunteer labour. This forms part of your contribution only.

Other organisations' contribution (included in applicant's contribution)

You can apply to more than one funding scheme for a project and this will not disadvantage your application. If you receive funding from other sources after you have submitted the application, please contact the EIF Co-ordinator. Please list any contributions and the organisations such as the local council, and other funding you have already secured for your proposed project.

Rank importance of EIF's contribution

Every year EIF is over subscribed. We may not be able to fund your application in total. Rank the importance of the goods and services for which you require funding, with the number 1 being the first priority.

Section D - complete this section if your project will change a physical location

Site details

If the project is on public land (e.g. DOC or local council) then the landowner must make a significant contribution towards the project. This support can be in the form of labour, materials, advice etc, and must be detailed in the application costings table. You are required to supply a letter of support from the landowner if the project, or part of the project, is not on your own land. The letter of support for the project must include contact details of the landowner, details of how they are contributing towards the project, details of who is going to look after the project in the long-term, and details of any covenants.

Schools and early childhood centres do not need to submit landowner permission.

Technical advice is available from the Auckland Regional Council and applicants are encouraged to discuss their project with an appropriate Council officer when preparing their application.