Who can apply?

Please use the diagram below to see if you are eligible to apply.

If you want to apply but do not have legal status, we recommend you consider partnering with a qualifying (legal) entity.

Examples of who can apply

• Hapū, Iwi, Marae, Māori organisations

• Primary/Intermediate schools/Kura

• Secondary schools/Wharekura

• Tertiary Education/Whare Wānanga

• Charitable Trusts

• Regional or Local Councils

• Incorporated Societies*

Examples of who can not apply

• National organisations who already receive Partnership Investment from Sport NZ

• Government agencies and their regional branches (e.g. Ministry of Health, Oranga Tamariki)

• Early Learning Services

• Professional or semi-professional sports teams and organisations

What can be funded?

This is an activation fund to help cover programme or service delivery costs. This includes costs of:

• Programme or project delivery (e.g. venue or equipment hire, transport to event)

• Equipment (as part of a programme or project)

• Officials, where these are required for the delivery of the programme or project

• Costs of delivery staff wages applicable to the programme or project (e.g. activity leader, coordinator).

What will not be funded?

The fund does not cover:

• Cost of attending tournaments or competitions

• Cost of retrospective programmes or events (those that have already been completed or held)

• Multi-year programmes

• Cost associated with professional athletes, professional sports teams, academies, or rep teams

• Capital costs (e.g. facility development, playgrounds)

• Administration and on-going costs (e.g. rent, internet, power)

• Wages or annual salaries for staff who are not involved in the planning or delivery of the project or programme (e.g. salaries for development officer role)

• Medals, prizes, giveaways, and spot prizes.

• School-based swimming programmes

• Projects from organisations who have failed to report on past project

*Incorporated Societies Act 2022 - what you need to know

If your organisation is an incorporated society, you must have re‑registered under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 to apply for funding. 

As part of the application for funding, incorporated societies are required to verify that they have successfully re-registered under the 2022 Act. 

For more information on the Act’s changes and re-registration requirements, please visit Sport NZ’s website.