Waste Minimisation Community Grant application

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  • Type your email address in the box underneath these instructions.
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  TIP:  Save your responses in a word document to then paste into the application form when ready.

  2. Save progress: you can start your application now, save it, and finish it later.

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  • Click the Save progress and Exit button.
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  • If you do not receive a confirmation email please contact us.
  • Save this email and use the link and password to return to your saved application as required.
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  • NOTE: this does NOT submit your application to DCC.

  3. Submit application

  • Click the Submit button after you have completed your application form and attached your files - this submits your application to DCC.
  • A thank-you page will appear - we recommend printing this page as a copy of your completed application.
  • We will send you an email to confirm that we have received your application - the confirmation will also contain a copy of your application.
  • If you do not receive a confirmation email or have any problems sending us your application, please contact us.

  Email address *(required) (please type in a valid email address - name@domain, name.name@domain (eg name@name.co.nz, name.name@name.org etc)

• About your project

  Project name *(required)

  Location of project *(required)

  Please describe your waste minimisation project *(required) (maximum 500 words)

  Please tell us what part of the waste hierarchy (see diagram at the top of the form) your project aligns with *(required)

  • Reduce, rethink, redesign
  • Reuse, repair, repurpose
  • Recycle, compost, anaerobic digestion
  • Recover value
  • Dispose

  Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2025

  Please tell us how your project aligns with the waste hierarchy *(required) (maximum 500 words)

  What waste stream/s will your project address? *(required)

  Please describe previous experience, examples, outcomes, or past achievements that demonstrate your organisation’s ability to deliver this project *(required) (maximum 500 words)

  What planning have you already undertaken with your project? *(required) Please remember funding is not awarded retrospectively (500 words)

  Please describe how your project will expand opportunities for waste diversion in Ōtepoti Dunedin *(required) e.g., Will it increase the variety of waste minimisation solutions available, or develop new capabilities? (maximum 500 words)

  How would the grant be used

  • Physical materials
  • Promotional materials
  • Expert assistance
  • Other

  Other (if other enter details)

  Please estimate the quantity and/or volume of material that will be minimised from reaching landfill by your project, considering capability and capacity e.g., weight of textiles diverted from landfill or number of units or participants and how would this be quantified for reporting? *(required) (maximum 500 words)

  Are there any other stakeholders in this project? And how would they be involved in or affected by the project? (maximum 500 words)

  Which of these might your project encourage? *(required)

  • Community participation and/or
  • Behavioural change
  • Benefit the community

  How might your project encourage these? *(required) (maximum 500 words)

  Project start date *(required) Project start dates for March applications must be after 1 June, and September applications must be after 1 December

  Project end date *(required)

  Does your school have a DCC Enviroschools facilitator

  (if applicable)

  • Yes
  • No

  Facilitator's name (if applicable)

• About your budget

  The project must have a contribution at least 20% of the cost of the project for which you are applying. Contributions can include donated materials and professional services.

  • Provided quotes for services or material purchases should include GST if the provider is GST registered.
  • Please clearly indicate in your budget table all elements of your 20% contribution.
  • Council cannot fund food, activities out of Dunedin, political or religious activities and retrospective funding, so please do not include such costs in your application.

  You can download this worksheet and enter the project costs and income into the worksheet. Transfer the Total Project Costs (A) and Total Project Income (B) figures into the fields below.

  Waste Minimisation Community Grant Costs and Income Worksheet (excel, 13kb, new window)

  Save and name the worksheet with your organisation's name. You can use this worksheet or if you have your own budget document please upload the completed worksheet in the last section of this form.

  Total income *(required)
  Total costs *(required)
  Equals
  How much are you applying for? *(required)

  If you are a new applicant or have had a change to the bank details previously provided please supply a copy of your bank details as verification. This can be a bank deposit slip, print from a bank statement or image of online bank details. Please upload a copy of this in the Declaration, checklist and attachments section of this form.

  Name of bank *(required)

  Account name *(required)

  Bank*(required)	Branch*(required)	Account number*(required)	Suffix*(required)

• About your organisation

  First name *(required)

  Last name *(required)

  Name of group/organisation *(required)

  Postal address

  Suburb

  Town/City

  Postcode Postcode Finder (new window)

  Organisation website, Facebook page

  Contact phone number *(required)

  Alternate contact details *(required) (please provide the name and contact phone number of an alternate contact in case the applicant is unavailable)

  Organisation's legal status *(required)

  • Incorporated society
  • Charitable trust
  • Maori trust board
  • Other

  Other (if other enter details)

• Declaration, checklist and attachments

  Please attach the documents to your application.

  We recommend that you upload/attach the files at the end of the application, just before submitting the form if you are using the 'Save Progress and Exit' option.

  Project income and costs worksheet (maximum file size 10MB)

  Upload all other documents
  The documents should include quotes of materials/activities you are seeking funding for. The documents can include financial accounts, evidence of community support or previous practice, or any other information you want to support your application. Evidence of bank account details, if required, should also be uploaded under this section.

  Supporting document (maximum file size 10MB)

  Supporting document (maximum file size 10MB)

  Supporting document (maximum file size 10MB)

  Supporting document (maximum file size 10MB)

  Confirm you have *(required)

  • Read the guidelines
  • Read the Draft Waste Minimisation and Management Plan 2025
  • Completed all the sections of the form
  • Attached quotes for items to be purchased with WM grant, any relevant reports on the project area, if available (e.g. feasibility studies, research papers), any other relevant information to support your application
  • Clearly show in your budget what your 20% contribution will be

  Has your organisation been subject to enforcement or received a request for abatement in relation to non-compliant activities *(required)

  This could include resource consents, licensing and compliance, health and safety or building control

  • Yes
  • No

  I declare that the above information is correct. If my application is successful, my organisation agrees to abide by the terms and conditions *(required)

  Funding and Grants Terms and Conditions
  please download and read the Terms and Conditions, and acknowledge

  • Yes

  I agree to be contacted in the future regarding DCC Waste Minimisation Grants

  • Yes

Privacy Statement

We collect information from you, including your name, contact information, and the details of your organisation and the project that you are seeking a grant for. We collect your information in order to determine your eligibility for funding. If you do not provide this information, we won’t be able to provide you with a decision on your application or you may be asked to pay back the grant.

We store your information in a secure, centralised location and only use it for the purposes outlined in this application form. Please note that we publish and share all the details of applications, decisions and information you provide to us about the use of the grant. We don’t publish your phone number and email address.

You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, please contact us at dcc@dcc.govt.nz, or +64 3 477 4000, or PO Box 5045, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.