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Dunedin City Council – Kaunihera-a-rohe o Otepoti

Small Waste Minimisation Project Grant application

The Small Waste Minimisation Project fund has $10,000 per year for contestable funding applications up to $500 each and you can apply any time during the year.
(Please note applications will not be considered from 12 December to 31 January)

Important information about applying for a grant

  • Please read the Application Guide before starting this form and if you have any questions give us a call on 03 477 4000.
  • Please attach ALL supporting documents to this form.
  • Remember, we cannot accept incomplete applications.
  • If you have received a Waste Minimisation grant before and have not completed the Accountability Form for it, you will not be able to apply for another grant from us. Please complete the Waste Minimisation Contestable Fund Accountability Form.

Next steps

The W&ES team and Grants Sub-Committee Chair aim to make a decision about the application within 20 working days of receipt. The decision is final. Applicants will be advised of the outcome via email and letter.

In the event that a conflict of interest is determined, the team member(s) will be excluded from the decision making.

Waste Hierarchy

Waste hierarchy. Click to enlarge (new window)
 Waste hierarcy. Click to enlarge

Please answer all the questions in this form

  • Start application here

    1. Start

    • Type your email address in the box underneath these instructions.
    • Ensure you allow pop-ups for this browser while completing this form; error messages may appear as pop-ups.

    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.

    • Check that you have entered your email address.
    • Click the Save progress and Exit button.
    • We will send you an email containing a link and a password.
    • 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.
    • Check that any uploaded files are still attached.
    • 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.

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

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

  • About your project

    (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)

    Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2025

    (maximum 500 words)

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

    (max 500 words)

    (OR the date of your event/project?)

    If your application is from a school do you have a Dunedin City Council Enviroschools facilitator?

  • Financials and declaration

    List all the income and costs for your project.

    Council cannot fund food, activities outside 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.

    Small Waste Minimisation Project Grants Costs and Income Worksheet (Excel, 14kb, 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 the form.

    Please tell us your bank details:
    This is the account we will pay your grant into, if your application is successful. Please note that the name of the bank must match the name of the applicant.

    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.

           

    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.

    (maximum file size 10MB)

    Upload all other documents
    This can include financial accounts, evidence of community support or previous practice, or any other information you want to support your application.

    (maximum file size 10MB)
    (maximum file size 10MB)
    (maximum file size 10MB)
    (maximum file size 10MB)
    Declaration *(required)
    • I am authorised to sign on behalf of the group/organisation/school making this application.
    • I declare that all details in this application form are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
    • I declare that I have read the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2025.
    • I accept that successful applicants will be asked to fill in an Accountability Form and return it to the Waste and Environmental Solutions (W&ES) team within 12 months of receiving the grant money or within three months of completing my project, whichever comes firs.t
    • I accept that the information provided in this application may be used in an official Council report available to the public.
    • If my application is successful, my organisation agrees to abide by the terms and conditions.Funding and Grants Terms and Conditions please download and read the Terms and Conditions, and acknowledge.

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

    Successful funding shall be payable only on receipt of an approved invoice for agreed goods and services. These must be received by DCC within two months of the grant being awarded.

    You will receive a Thank-you page in this browser window and a confirmation email upon successful submission of this online form.
    If the form does not submit successfully, there will be an error message listed at the top of the form.

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.

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