FUNDING CALL

Te Tahua Taiao Ngā Taonga - Lottery Environment and Heritage grants - Round One 

Key Things to Note

Grant type: Project

Grant Value: 

• Small projects, where the grant requested is for less than $250,000.
• Large projects, where the grant requested is for $250,000 or more.
• A one-off project may be either:

1. a discrete stage of a larger, ongoing project;
2. or a single, stand-alone project.​

Eligibility Criteria:

• Applicants are required to provide evidence of partnership funding which covers at least one third of the total project cost *.
• Projects should have a community focus and as a first step, we recommend reading the funder's website. If you are unsure about whether a project is within scope of this funding round, please contact the UniServices Funds Advisor Team at to be put in touch with the funder.

* If your faculty/school is willing to absorb FTE cost related to the project, this would count as co-funding from the university.

Internal Deadline: 5pm, Monday 25 July 2022. 

For help developing your application, please contact your local support (FIRST) team. If you have any funder specific queries or require funder portal help, please contact the UniServices Funds Advisor Team.

Portal Registration Process

To log straight into the online grants management system, follow the link below:
Log into the grants management system.

1. If you have not previously registered for access to the portal, you will need to set up a RealMe account*. You will be prompted to do this when you log in to the grants and client system for the first time. 
2. If you registered previously but not with your @auckland.ac.nz address, please notify the Funds Advisor team, so you can be provided with the organisation ID to link your account to the UoA profile.
3. Once you are registered, you will be able to login and select and apply for the 'Lottery Environment and Heritage Fund' grant.

Organisation details for your application:

• Primary Contact: Kate Meere
• Signature 1: PI
• Signature 2: Assigned Contract Manager

*For more information about setting up a RealMe account, follow the link below:
Information about RealMe

We recommend that you allow plenty of time to familiarise yourself with this portal, and the specific submission requirements including any required supporting documentation. 

Submission Process

1. Once your application is complete and ready for a Quality Assurance check, save your application in the portal and notify the Funds Advisor team by 5pm, Monday 25 July 2022. Do not submit your application directly. 

2. Create a record in the Research Funding Module (RFM), upload a copy of your application and submit for faculty sign off by 5pm, Monday 25 July 2022.

(Instructions to create a RFM record and upload your application can be found here).

Please note: Applications are required to be received on or before the above-mentioned deadline to allow sufficient time for our Quality Assurance (QA) process and any associated rework/revision of the application by the Principal Investigator.

3. Following on from the QA, the Funds Advisor Team will submit the application on your behalf to the Funder before the deadline.

Submission to the funder is conditional on approved RFM record in InfoEd. 

WEBSITE

For further information, visit the website here

RESOURCES

• Previously funded projects  
• Natural Heritage projects, plans and reports
• Requirements for Natural Heritage plans and reports
• Examples of Natural Heritage plans and reports 
• Physical Heritage projects, plans and reports 
• Requirements for Physical Heritage projects 
• Cultural Heritage projects, plans and reports
• Requirements for Cultural Heritage projects