Select a committee from the list below to download the appropriate grant documents. Download the information sheet to find out more information about the committee's funding policies, or submit a paper application by downloading the relevant grant application form. In some cases a guide may be available to assist you in completing the application forms.
For LOTTERY SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS FUND documents - please click on the link on the left
Registration
If you have not yet registered you will need to download one of the forms below.
COGS
Community Organisation Grants Scheme (COGS) is a community based grant-making scheme, providing grants to non-profit community-owned and community-driven organisations that provide social services and projects to people from one or more of the COGS priority sectors. Funding decisions are made by local distribution committees (LDCs) made up of people elected by the community.* * * When to Apply? Applications open on 1 June and close on the last Friday of July each year. The next round opens on 1 June 2010.
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Lottery Community
This committee makes grants to encourage or enable community self-reliance, capacity building and stability, or opportunities for social, civil or cultural participation and reducing or overcoming barriers to such participation. Grants are made to create benefits for New Zealand communities. Lottery Community consists of 11 regional committees and one national committee. Funding is available for projects, activities, resources or services that have a community/social service focus, for example developmental or preventative projects, welfare and support services, or projects that help improve the well-being of people in the community.
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Lottery Community Facilities Fund
The Lottery Community Facilities Committee makes grants to organisations for projects to build or improve community facilities. Funding is provided for community facilities that support participation in community activities and social interaction, to foster cohesion and strengthen communities. The Fund's main emphasis is support for facilities open to use by the wider community or that can be used for a range of services and activities. Information about application closing dates (and Committee meeting dates) is available on this site.
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Lottery Community Sector Research
The Lottery Community Sector Research Fund is now accepting Research Idea applications for the 2009/2010 funding year.
This Committee considers applications from community organisations to carry out research and/or evaluation projects. Community organisations can either undertake projects independently or in partnership with a suitable provider.
Applications can be made for grants to fully fund both the carrying out of research and/or evaluation projects and the communication of their findings. The Fund supports projects that offer community benefits at a local, regional or national level.
Eligible projects must either help community organisations to develop and enhance their own skills and knowledge leading to improvements to their performance and outcomes or help increase community participation, cooperation and understanding.
The application process for the Lottery Community Sector Research Fund has two stages. Applications to have your Research Idea considered close at 4 pm on Friday, 5 June 2009. Applicants whose Research Ideas are selected by the Committee will be invited to submit a Full Research Proposal. The requirements for this are set out in the Lottery Community Sector Research Information for Applicants Sheet which can be downloaded here.
Please call 0800 824 824 or email lcsr@dia.govt.nz to request an application form.
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Lottery Environment and Heritage
This committee makes grants for projects that promote, protect and conserve New Zealand's natural, physical and cultural heritage.
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Lottery Health Research
This committee makes grants for research into the cause, prevention and treatment of disorders affecting the health of New Zealanders, as well as research advancing health and biomedical science for the ultimate benefit of New Zealanders.
Please note, the Health Research Application Guide is under review and will be updated to align with the new application forms. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions regarding the guidelines, please call us toll free on 0800 824 824.
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Lottery Health Research - PhD Scholarships
Lottery Health Research makes grants for non-profit making good quality basic and applied research relating especially to common human health problems considered to be of major significance to the New Zealand Community. The committee is also interested in research into the prevention and management of the common problems and disorders which lead to deterioration of normal health.
Please note, the Health Research Application Guide is under review and will be updated to align with the new application forms. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions regarding the guidelines, please call us toll free on 0800 824 824.
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Lottery Health Research - Projects and Shared Equipment
Lottery Health Research makes grants for non-profit making good quality basic and applied research relating especially to common human health problems considered to be of major significance to the New Zealand Community. The committee is also interested in research into the prevention and management of the common problems and disorders which lead to deterioration of normal health.
Please note, the Health Research Application Guide is under review and will be updated to align with the new application forms. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions regarding the guidelines, please call us toll free on 0800 824 824.
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Lottery Individuals with Disabilities
This committee makes grants to people with mobility and communication related disabilities for the purchase and adaption of vehicles, scooters and other mobility and communication equipment.
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Lottery Marae Heritage and Facilities
This committee makes grants for the capital costs of the conservation, restoration and development of marae facilities, particularly wharenui, wharekai and wharepaku facilities.
Please note, the Committee only funds the conservation of whakairo where the whakairo is part of a capital works project.
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Lottery Minister's Discretionary Fund
The Minister's Discretionary Fund accepts applications from individuals and groups for community projects that are not the responsibility of the Lottery distribution committees.
If a project falls within a Lottery distribution committees' sector of responsibility but the committee has a policy that this project is ineligible this does not make the application eligible for a grant from the Minister's Discretionary Fund.
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Lottery Minister's Discretionary Fund - Groups
The Minister's Discretionary Fund accepts applications from individuals and groups for community projects that are not the responsibility of the Lottery distribution committees.
If a project falls within a Lottery distribution committees' sector of responsibility but the committee has a policy that this project is ineligible this does not make the application eligible for a grant from the Minister's Discretionary Fund.
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Lottery Minister's Discretionary Fund - Individuals
The Minister's Discretionary Fund accepts applications from individuals and groups for community projects that are not the responsibility of the Lottery distribution committees.
If a project falls within a Lottery distribution committees' sector of responsibility but the committee has a policy that this project is ineligible this does not make the application eligible for a grant from the Minister's Discretionary Fund.
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Lottery Outdoor Safety
This committee provides dedicated funding for all outdoor safety activities. The committee distributes funding to major outdoor safety and water safety groups, including their branches and affiliates, and other national and regional groups that have outdoor safety or water safety as their main purpose.
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Lottery Pacific Provider Development Fund
The Pacific Provider Development Fund is designed to strengthen Pacific community groups' ability to operate in an effective and accountable way, and to improve their access to lottery funding. It supports a partnership approach that best enables groups to succeed.
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Lottery Significant Projects Fund
The Lottery Significant Projects Fund will provide grants large enough to enable the completion of capital expenditure community projects with a project cost of at least $1 million. To be eligible for Lottery funding, projects must be for community purposes. Projects must offer benefits at a wider community, regional and/or national level and be significant in scope and nature. Projects must have considerable community support. The grant will be sufficient to enable completion of the project. It is expected that other sources of government and community funding have been sought and/or the project cannot obtain funding from other funds. The range of benefits must be in one or more of the following areas: arts, culture and heritage; sport and recreation; conservation and environment; economic development; and/or visitor services and tourism.
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