Grant Information

We raised enough interest from our endowment fund to pay out a grant of $400. Please see our annual report for information about the financial status of our organisation.

What type of projects will we support?

This year we will not have sufficient funds to fund projects but we will donate towards a discrete output that will contribute to achieving a broader outcome. Currently our three main interests are as below.

Broad Outcomes for the Grant Round

1. Education about litter, the problems with burning plastic, eco-development, the importance of biodiversity, mindful consumerism, green lifestyles, traditional knowledge

2. Improved understanding about our biodiversity through scientific research

3. Planting of rare native trees for shade, nutrient uptake from groundwater and to reduce soil erosion and flooding

The types of outputs we could support (within the grant budget) are as below:

Outputs we could support for this Grant Round

Advertisements
Research equipment
Signage
Materials for native tree planting
Other outputs will be considere

What we Don't Fund

· Water supply projects

· Grass cutting or landscaping (except rare native tree planting as above)

· Projects that are only a temporary, band-aid measure, don't address the cause of the problem and require an endless, continuous input of funds to achieve the goal e.g. clearing invasive vines, rubbish clean-ups

Who we Will Fund

Cook Islands active NGOs or community-based organisations. Preferred organisations are:

Those that have a good financial track record (demonstrated by the latest financial report). If you’re a new group, there is no need to provide a financial report.
Membership-based organisations established under the Incorporated Societies Act. If your group is not established under the Incorporated Societies Act, you still have a chance to win the grant

Who we Won't Fund

Individuals
Government agencies, island governments or organisations established by parliamentary statute
NGOs registered outside of the Cook Islands.

How to Apply

Complete the Grant Application Form. This includes information about:

Your organisation (name, objectives, year of establishment, whether or not it is established under the Incorporated Societies Act)
Which broad outcome (out of the three listed above) that you’re working to achieve
What the funds will be used for (the output)

Also, if you have a financial report, please attach it. If you’re new, there’s no need to attach a financial report.

Email the application form to MoanaFoundation@gmail.com

Closing Date for Applications

The closing date for applications is 30th September 2024.

We will notify you the outcome within three weeks.

Reporting Requirements

The grantee is asked to provide a short paragraph on how their project is progressing, where the funds assisted and a financial report showing where their funds were spent plus receipts. We ask that the report be provided within 3 months of the grant being awarded.

Award Frequency

Although we will call for applications each year, if we find that none of the applications meet the criteria, we will reintegrate the grant money into the endowment fund or the grant fund and roll it over to the following year.

Transparency

We publish information on the applications we received on this website but we keep the name of the applicants anonymous. Once we select an application for the award, we make a public announcement including the name of the applicant. On our website, we explain why other applications were not selected, keeping the applicant's names anonymous. If none of the applications were selected, we explain why.

Publicity

We do not require acknowledgement of the Moana Foundation in relation to a project except on the occasion we publicly announce the award.

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