Environmental Enhancement Fund

Many Bay of Plenty communities are keen to actively care for the environment – but need help to do it.

Applications for more than $5,000 have now closed. Applicants will be advised in October if their application has been successful. Applications for less than $5,000 can be made at any time.

Environment Bay of Plenty set up the environmental enhancement fund to support local projects that aim to enhance, preserve or protect the region’s natural or historic character. 

Since then, the fund has allocated more than $5 million to community and local authority projects around the region. The projects vary widely in focus, from predator control and wetland restoration to heritage and business education. They involve schools, marae, district and city councils, community and environmental groups, and organisations like Fish and Game.

The environmental enhancement fund is a way Environment Bay of Plenty can fulfil its mission statement, “working with our communities for a better environment”.

Funding requests for less than $5000 can be made at any time throughout the year.

Information about $5000 requests

For more information, contact us at eefund@envbop.govt.nz or call 0800 ENV BOP (368 267).

Check out the successful applicants for 2007/2008.

Timeframes for 2008

Printable version of timeframes (126KB, pdf)

16 June environmental enhancement fund opens

Find out about the fund, meetings will be held:

Whakatane 8 July 12.30pm – 1.30pm Environment Bay of Plenty office, 5 Quay Street

Rotorua 9 July 12.30pm – 1.30pm Environment Bay of Plenty office

Tauranga 10 July 12.30pm – 1.30pm & 6pm – 7pm Mount Cosmopolitan Club, 54 Miro Street

31 July Applications close at 4.30pm

August/September Projects evaluated

20 October Applicants notified

18, 19, 20 November Successful applicants’ briefing sessions (Whakatane, Rotorua, Tauranga)

EEF Newsletter - June 2008 (516KB, pdf)

Attached is the latest EEF newsletter, inside this issue:

• Pick a habit, tick a habit
• Briefing sessions
• Project updates
• Funding options
• Project tips
• Upcoming events
• Community funding booklet

Check it out now!

Project Profiles
Recipient List
Interactive map

See what's going on with the environmental enhancement fund around the region and the success groups are having on our project profile page.

You can also use the interactive map and recipient listing pages to find projects that are close to you or have similar project types.

Other funding options

Many organisations in New Zealand offer funding for projects. Our Other funding options page lists some of them.