Zero Waste: 2. Eligible Projects

• Lease of buildings, vehicles or equipment                                                         

• Development of new products                                            

• Development of education/training programmes                  

• Participating in an education/training programme                 

• Hosting or attending a conference or event                                     

• Local travel                                                                       

• Writing a booklet or book                                                  

• Research and development project                                                                   

• Policy development

NON-ELIGIBLE PROJECTS  (July 2005 to June 2006)

• Capital expenditure or purchase of capital items.
• Venture capital - the establishment or development of business activities, marketing a new idea in order to sell it or to make a financial profit, or develop an activity that will be patented or its public use restricted by copyright.
• Running costs.
• Backdating
• Statutory obligations (activities that individuals or organisations are required to do by law)
• Central Government responsibility
• Projects that would be more appropriately funded by other funding agencies
• Fundamental or strategic research - this is the creation of new ideas or the promotion or implementation of existing knowledge
• Duplication of demonstration projects or pilot studies
• Academic scholarship.

FUNDING RANGE

Grants will be allocated in the range of $500 to $15,000. Larger amounts will be considered but only in exceptional circumstances.