1.3 The Waikato River Clean-up Fund
The Trust is responsible for administering a Clean-up Fund of $220 million over 30 years. The
initial release of funding from the Trust, in the frst year of funding, made $6 million available for
projects and the Trust has decided that $6 million will again be available in the 2012/2013 year.
The Trust will determine its annual award of funds each year.
Decisions are based on:
• Applicants meeting the funding criteria;
• Applications being for projects identifed as priority areas by the Trust; and
• The quality of the applications received.
The Clean-up Fund is contestable and will seek applications at least once per year depending on
the priorities, the funds previously awarded, and the funds available. The Trust may or may not
award all or any of the identifed funds in a funding round as this will depend on the quality of
applications received and the quantity of funding sought by applicants. Where the Trust does not
award all available funds it will consider how funds may be applied to future funding rounds.
The timing for this round of funding is:
• Funding round opens for applications 24 September 2012;
• Funding applications due by 2 November 2012;
• Decisions announced to successful applicants no later than 21 December 2012;
• Deeds of Funding completed by 1 March 2013 (The Trust reserves the right to withdraw
funding from applicants not able to complete the Deed of Funding as required);
• Funds distributed from March 2013.
The Trust intends funding a range of projects at di erent scales and over varying time frames. This
could include one-of short terms projects as well as projects taking up to three years, all to be
funded from the current funding round.
1.4 Background Documents to Support Applications
Applicants may fnd the following documents useful background in preparing applications:
• The Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Act 2010
• The Ngati Tuwharetoa, Raukawa and Te Arawa River Iwi Waikato River Act 2010
• The Nga Wai o Maniapoto (Waipa River) Act 2012
• The Vision and Strategy for the Waikato River
• The Waikato River Independent Scoping Study
These documents are available online at
1.5 10 Year Goal
The Waikato River Authority and Waikato River Clean-up Trust have an immediate goal to protect
the Waikato River and its catchment from a further decline to its health and wellbeing.
The Clean-up Trust, having regard to the Waikato River Independent Scoping Study, and the
long-term role it will play in restoration of the Waikato River and catchment, has set a 10 Year
Goal in relation to the ongoing decline in the health and wellbeing of the river. The Clean-
up Trust anticipates this goal will guide funding decisions, and in the next year will move to
more prescriptive 3-yearly programs of funding. This will also help ensure funding rounds are
integrated, so that annually funded projects cohesively and logically work towards achievement
of the 10 Year Goal. Progress against the Goal will be continually reviewed and the funding
priorities may change in time to refect the outcome of these reviews.
Waikato River Clean-up Trust Funding Strategy
September 2012
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