The funding round process

Stage 1
6 October 2008 22 January 2009	Funding round opens. Funding round closes. All applications received are initially checked to ensure they meet the eligibility criteria. Applications that do not fit the criteria will not be assessed further.
February 2009	Eligible applications are assessed by the SMF assessment panel. The recommendations of the assessment panel are then submitted to the Chief Executive for approval to proceed to Stage 2.

Stage 1

6 October 2008

22 January 2009

Funding round opens.

Funding round closes.

All applications received are initially checked to ensure they meet the eligibility criteria. Applications that do not fit the criteria will not be assessed further.

February 2009

Eligible applications are assessed by the SMF assessment panel. The recommendations of the assessment panel are then submitted to the Chief Executive for approval to proceed to Stage 2.

Stage 2
March 2009	All applicants, approved to progress to Stage 2, will be contacted by an Adviser who will assist you in preparing a detailed project plan which will be considered by the assessment panel in June. This invitation does not commit the Ministry to provide funding. Please note the assessment panel may decide to reduce the amount of funding you have requested. This may mean altering the scope/scale of your project to reflect any reduced funding.
June	To achieve final approval of funding, the assessment panel must be satisfied that your project plan will deliver the outcomes outlined in your application and that the information provided is true and correct. Once the assessment panel has given their final approval, an Agreement will be developed for signature by the Ministry for the Environment, and by your organisation, to take effect on 1 July 2009.

Stage 2

March 2009

All applicants, approved to progress to Stage 2, will be contacted by an Adviser who will assist you in preparing a detailed project plan which will be considered by the assessment panel in June. This invitation does not commit the Ministry to provide funding.

Please note the assessment panel may decide to reduce the amount of funding you have requested. This may mean altering the scope/scale of your project to reflect any reduced funding.

June

To achieve final approval of funding, the assessment panel must be satisfied that your project plan will deliver the outcomes outlined in your application and that the information provided is true and correct.

Once the assessment panel has given their final approval, an Agreement will be developed for signature by the Ministry for the Environment, and by your organisation, to take effect on 1 July 2009.

Stage 3
1 July 2009	Commencement of successful projects.

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