Other funding sources

NZ Recovered Materials Enterprise Trust

RMET is a community trust that operates the RecycLoans Fund, a loan fund that has been established to support the development of products and markets utilising recovered materials. Its objectives are to achieve waste reduction, job creation and community economic development.

The primary client markets of RMET are individuals and small businesses who require seed capital to demonstrate the viability of a business idea featuring the reuse of materials recovered from the waste stream and may also create employment through the project. Community based trusts involved in job-creating waste reduction initiatives may also apply to the fund.

Loan Objectives

The loans are intended to provide applicants with an opportunity to further investigate the potential viability of their product or process.
This may be done through marketing assistance, creating a business plan, prototype development, purchase of raw materials or tooling, or another type of expenditure which will assist the applicant in bringing the concept closer to marketability.
Each application will be individually assessed by RMET staff and must be approved by its Board of Trustees before disbursement.

Financial Support for our Work

The RMET currently relies on financial support from funders and investors to enable it to carry out its mission. RMET operates a professionally managed loan fund seeking investment from local councils, businesses, foundations, government agencies, recycling and reuse practitioners and any others who wish to invest in the development of the recovered materials industry in their area. This will enhance the RMET’s ability to meet the demand for larger loans.

Contact

Robert Kornfeld, Manager
PO Box 78 372
Grey Lynn
Auckland
Phone: 09 376 4166
Fax: 09 360 5187
Email:

ACI Glass Environmental Fund

ACI Glass Packaging NZ is the sponsor of the NZ Glass Environmental Fund, which makes $25,000 available to schools annually.

The Fund was established in 1983 to give students an opportunity to undertake environmental studies.

These studies benefit the whole community and, in particular, give students an insight into the range of environmental issues facing our country and the world.

Due to ACI’s involvement, many innovative and exciting projects have been undertaken.

For more information go to http://www.recycleglass.co.nz/fund.htm

Envirofunz

Envirofunz is, as its name suggests, a database which covers funding for environmental and conservation projects in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Funding Information Service developed this database under contract with the Ministry for the Environment to provide help to groups and individuals looking for funding for environmental and conservation projects.

Envirofunz is available free of charge at http://www.envirofunz.org.nz

Pub Charities

Funding is available from gaming machine societies that distribute grants to community groups.  Application forms are available from societies, some community networks like Citizens’ Advice Bureaux and gaming machine venues.

Further information can be obtained from the Department of Internal Afairs website and there is a map available online to assist in locating the contact addresses of gaming machine societies in your area and around New Zealand.

www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Casino-and-Non-Casino-Gaming-Funding-For-Community-Groups?OpenDocument

Funding Information Service

The Funding Information Service, Te Ratonga Whakamarama Putea, is a not-for-profit organisation collecting and distributing information on funding resources available in New Zealand by way of two searchable computer databases:

• Fundview contains information about funding for community groups in New Zealand.
• Breakout holds information about awards, scholarships and grants for individual development.

This database is a subscriber based service however is available  to the public free of charge at many libraries and information centres around New Zealand.  The map on the website will help you find a Fundview site near you.  To access this map, go to http://www.fis.org.nz/

The Lottery Community Grant

Lottery Community is a new committee (May 2004) that combines Lottery General Seniors, Welfare and Youth. It considers applications for projects that 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. Its priorities include projects 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. They don't fund capital investment.

For further information about funding guidelines and closing dates go to www.cdgo.govt.nz or call free phone 0800 824 824.