MAF Sustainable Farming Fund: Launch of the 2008/ 2009 Funding Round
“Funding from the Grass-Roots Up: helping rural communities help themselves”
Each year the Sustainable Farming Fund (SFF) provides up to $9.5 million in grants for projects that contribute to the on-going economic, environmental, and social wellbeing of the country’s primary producers.
There is one funding round per year and now is the time to plan an application for funding commencing in July 2008. Applications close on Monday 11 February 2008.
There are two categories of grant funding available:
- Grants of less than $20,000 (incl GST) — particularly aimed at small/ local projects, for new crops or small sectors.
- Grants greater than $20,000 up to a maximum value of $200,000 (incl GST) per annum.
In the 2007 funding round, 68 projects received SFF grant support from 215 applications. These included projects across the horticultural, agricultural and forestry sectors, and involved a wide range of activity, including the following:
- Developing sustainable integrated pest management systems in arable crops;
- Using maize to manage dairy shed effluent;
- Investigating the non-chemical control of kumara rots;
- Developing sustainable controls for varroa bee mite; and
- Producing and on-line pest and disease database for forestry.
For more information on these, and other previously funded projects, go to
http://www.maf.govt.nz/sff/about-projects/
Applications must be on the official electronic application forms. These forms, together with guidelines and criteria, are now available from the SFF website: www.maf.govt.nz/sff.
Groups putting together an application are encouraged to contact an SFF project advisor:
| Project Advisor | Phone | Area Responsible for |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine McCusker | 03 943 1709 | Canterbury and West Coast |
| Daile Holz | 04 894 0542 | Wellington, Taranaki, Otago, Southland and Nelson |
| Helen Percy | 07 957 8321 | Northland, Auckland, Waikato, King Country, Bay of Plenty |
| Diana Mathers | 06 974 8816 | Wanganui, Manawatu, Horowhenua, Tairawhiti, Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa and Marlborough |
For general enquiries contact Amanda Hall, Process Coordinator,
ph: 0800 100 087 or email sff@maf.govt.nz
For further details about this release contact Craig Grant, Fund Manager,
ph: 04 894 0247 or email craig.grant@maf.govt.nz
Contact for Enquiries
Fund Administrator
Sustainable Farming Fund
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
Wellington
Tel: 0800 100 087
Fax: 04 894 0741
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