Steve Merito
Ngāti Awa Ngāpuhi
Cultural and Community Relationships Team Leader
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We want a world where all people feel supported, so nothing gets in the way of them being able to make the most of life.
This vision aligns with Māori aspirations for whānau to achieve mana motuhake.
Our relationships are built on the principle of mahi tahi – working together to support strong and vibrant hapori Maōri across our funding regions.
The commitment of Rātā to the region's iwi and hapū goes far deeper than just than tautoko through funding alone.
Through both the programmes we invest in and the resources we provide, we want to support the capability-building and strengthening of hapori Māori. You can access many tools to help strengthen your mahi via our Resources section above.
Funding Tips
What are our five priorities
We focus our funding in five priority areas:
Learn – equitable opportunities to learn throughout life
Support – supporting people to thrive
Connect – connection to people, place, and culture
Participate – removing barriers to participation
Sustain – enhancing environmental sustainability
How we fund
- Project costs or operating costs (small and large grants).
- Building projects which enable access to facilities and services in areas of need.
- Internal capability building.
Who we fund
- Incorporated Societies
- Charities
- Not-for-profit entities
- Collaborative partnerships
Application tips
- All applications must align to one of our five priorities.
- Keep your applications clear and concise.
- Give us a call to talk about eligibility or the application process.
- We have a rolling application process. Plan for a 10-week turnaround for small grants (below $20,000) and 4 months for large grants (above $20,000).
What we don’t fund
- Individuals
- Retrospective applications
- Projects where the benefit is outside our funding regions
- Competitive or elite sports
- Research
- Projects with no community involvement
- Scholarships
- Commercial organisations
Still have Questions?
Find the answers in our Frequently Asked Questions page.
How to Apply Videos - Te Reo
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