Sustainable Management Fund: Guidance for Applicants (for projects commencing 1 July 2009)

Introduction

Key dates

Eligibility

Funding available 

Multi-year funding

Ministry’s priorities

What the SMF does not fund

Submitting your application form

The funding round process

Resources to help you with your application

Milestones and funding

Appendix 1: Expenses and allowances 

Appendix 2: Tips for writing a good application to the SMF fund

Glossary of terms

Glossary of terms

Adviser	A Ministry employee who is your main contact for the duration of your project.
Agreement	Any legally enforceable promise or set of promises made between parties.
Applicant	The legal entity making an application for funding from the SMF.
Central government	The legislative and executive arms of the Government, ie, Parliament and its offices, Cabinet and the State Services.
Deliverable	Something tangible that you provide in order for the Ministry to assess that the task has been fully completed to the Ministry’s satisfaction.
Dissemination	Distribute information.
Expenditure	All costs (both cash and in-kind) associated with the project.
Evaluation	To examine and judge the value / worth (ie, statistical analysis, measures).
Governance	The processes and systems by which an organisation or a society operates (ie, decision-making processes, voting procedures).
GST	Goods and Services Tax.
Income	All contributions (both cash and in-kind) received for the project.
In-kind	Where an individual or entity donates personnel time or resources to the project.
Intellectual property	Any material, processes, formulae, information and anything that results from the project.
Legal entity	An individual or organisation that is legally permitted to enter into an Agreement.
Monitoring	To keep track of systematically; with a view to collecting information.
Outcomes	The long-term effects or actual changes that will result from your project.
Outputs	Goods and services delivered / produced in a given timeframe.
Overheads	Indirect costs of operations associated with the project.
Partners	An individual or organisation contributing to the project and with a vested interest in the project.
Personnel	Staff in your organisation working on the project.
Stakeholders	Individuals, groups or organisations that are affected by or have an interest in the project, or both.
Sub-contractors	Staff you have sub-contracted from another organisation to work on the project.
The Ministry	The Ministry for the Environment.
The Minister	The Minister for the Environment.

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