How much funding is available?
There is $25,000 available annually in the Waste Levy Fund.
Your project can be big or small. You can apply for any amount, as long as it doesn’t exceed the $25,000 we have available for each annual allocation. You can reapply for funding if your project runs for longer than one financial year.
Who can apply?
Individuals, community organisations, or not-for-profits can make an application to use the fund. Businesses can’t apply, but they can share ideas with community groups or individuals who may be eligible.
You or your organisation can be based outside of the Stratford district, but your project has to be located in, and benefit, the Stratford community.
Is my project eligible?
To successfully apply for funding, your project has to avoid, reduce, recycle, recover, or reuse waste in the Stratford district. We encourage you to be creative with your ideas.
Your project must:
- Promote or achieve waste minimisation in a way that’s consistent with our Waste Management and Minimisation Plan
- Provide benefits to the present and future needs of our district
- Result in new waste minimisation activity. This could be as a result of a new initiative, or the expansion or improvement of an existing activity
- Be able to show a measurable and positive impact after your funding ends
Projects can include, but aren’t limited to:
- Research, education or behaviour change programmes
- Infrastructure or activities that help divert resources from landfill
- The design of project stewardship schemes
- Other initiatives that can contribute to the actions and priorities in our Waste Management and Minimisation Plan
Submitting a report if you've received funding
If you’re successful in your funding request, you’ll need to submit a Waste Levy Fund Progress Report Form to detail any funds spent and the measurable reductions in waste that your project has achieved. Download the editable PDF form below and email it to WasteMinimisation@stratford.govt.nz
