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Criteria |
Funding Categories |
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General |
Large-scale biodiversity projects |
Biodiversity enhancement on protected private land |
Sustained rabbit management |
Critical source area management on private land |
Weed removal and revegetation |
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Applicants |
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Incorporated societies |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Registered charitable trusts |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Resident and ratepayer groups |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Unincorporated groups |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Educational institutions |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Private / individual landholders |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
Groups of private landholders (multiple adjacent landholdings) |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Private landowners of property/ies with the following status:
|
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Iwi/hapū |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
State-owned enterprises |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Government agencies |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Territorial authorities |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Projects |
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Projects must engage or involve the community |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Additionally, an applicant with an outstanding / late report as at the date of the Assessment Panel meeting will not be eligible to ECO Fund.
To be considered in a funding round, an ECO Fund application will need to meet all general eligibility criteria. These are:
The following will not be funded:
Additionally, funders other than ORC may support your project. We have more information on our Non-ORC funding page.