{"name":"Environment Southland","slug":"environment-southland","url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/environment-southland","json_url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/environment-southland.json","live_count":5,"closed_count":0,"live":[{"id":"OPP-NZ-2026-09-0155","country":"nz","status":"live","title":"Catchment Improvement Fund","funder":{"name":"Environment Southland","slug":"environment-southland","url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/environment-southland"},"deadline":{"state":"dated","date":"2027-02-14","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","source_url":"https://www.es.govt.nz/about-us/funding-and-support/catchment-improvement-funding","excerpt":"Application deadline: 14 February, 2027"},"amount":{"min":null,"max":10000,"currency":"NZD"},"region":["southland"],"tags":["environment","community"],"eligibility":"All landowners within the Southland region are eligible to apply. Projects must be discussed with an Environment Southland land sustainability officer prior to submitting an application.","eligible_entities":[],"summary":"Catchment Improvement Fund provides up to $10,000 in grants (50% or 70% of project costs) to landowners in Southland to improve water quality through projects like wetland construction, waterway fencing, and critical source area restoration. Applications close 14 February 2027, with projects to be completed by 15 June 2027.","source_url":"https://www.es.govt.nz/about-us/funding-and-support/catchment-improvement-funding","apply_url":"https://gobuga.org/out/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0155","canonical_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0155","json_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0155.json","first_seen":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","last_seen":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","closed_at":null,"verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","verified_by":"register-sweep/claude-haiku-4-5-20251001","provenance":{"deadline":{"source_url":"https://www.es.govt.nz/about-us/funding-and-support/catchment-improvement-funding","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"Application deadline: 14 February, 2027"},"amount":{"source_url":"https://www.es.govt.nz/about-us/funding-and-support/catchment-improvement-funding","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"50% funding available, up to a maximum of $10,000 per project"},"eligibility":{"source_url":"https://www.es.govt.nz/about-us/funding-and-support/catchment-improvement-funding","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"All landowners within the Southland region are eligible to apply. To qualify for funding, projects must be discussed with an Environment Southland land sustainability officer prior to submitting an application."}},"attribution":{"source":"GoBuga","url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0155","retrieved_at":"2026-10-23","licence":"attribution-required"}},{"id":"OPP-NZ-2026-09-0154","country":"nz","status":"live","title":"Biodiversity Community Group Grant","funder":{"name":"Environment Southland","slug":"environment-southland","url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/environment-southland"},"deadline":{"state":"dated","date":"2027-05-01","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","source_url":"https://www.es.govt.nz/about-us/funding-and-support/biodiversity-community-group-grants","excerpt":"Applications close on 1st May each year"},"amount":{"min":null,"max":10000,"currency":"NZD"},"region":["southland"],"tags":["environment","community","maori"],"eligibility":"This grant is open to volunteer community groups, not-for-profit organisations, and rūnaka, iwi, and other indigenous groups. Projects must be based in Southland and groups need to be a registered charitable trust, a constituted group with a bank account and financial records, or fiscally sponsored.","eligible_entities":[],"summary":"Environment Southland offers grants of up to $10,000 per year for volunteer-led indigenous biodiversity protection and restoration projects, including fencing, pest control, and restoration planting. Eligible applicants are volunteer community groups, not-for-profit organisations, and iwi-based groups based in Southland with proper constitutions and financial records.","source_url":"https://www.es.govt.nz/about-us/funding-and-support/biodiversity-community-group-grants","apply_url":"https://gobuga.org/out/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0154","canonical_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0154","json_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0154.json","first_seen":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","last_seen":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","closed_at":null,"verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","verified_by":"register-sweep/claude-haiku-4-5-20251001","provenance":{"deadline":{"source_url":"https://www.es.govt.nz/about-us/funding-and-support/biodiversity-community-group-grants","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"Applications close on 1st May each year"},"amount":{"source_url":"https://www.es.govt.nz/about-us/funding-and-support/biodiversity-community-group-grants","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"Funding is available for up to $10,000 per project per year."}},"attribution":{"source":"GoBuga","url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0154","retrieved_at":"2026-10-23","licence":"attribution-required"}},{"id":"OPP-NZ-2026-09-0158","country":"nz","status":"live","title":"Mataura Catchment Group Grants","funder":{"name":"Environment Southland","slug":"environment-southland","url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/environment-southland"},"deadline":{"state":"dated","date":"2027-07-31","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","source_url":"https://www.es.govt.nz/about-us/funding-and-support/mataura-catchment-group-grants","excerpt":"Applications can be submitted any time by the deadline of 31st of July each year."},"amount":{"min":5000,"max":5000,"currency":"NZD"},"region":["southland"],"tags":["environment","community"],"eligibility":"Catchment groups that are within the Mataura Catchment Freshwater Management Unit (FMU). Individual landowners are not eligible for funding, applications must be made through a catchment group.","eligible_entities":[],"summary":"The Mataura Catchment Group Grant supports catchment groups within the Mataura Catchment FMU working on projects to protect and enhance Southland's environment, including water quality, climate resilience, biodiversity and soil conservation. Grants of up to $5,000 per catchment group per year are available, with applications due by 31 July each year.","source_url":"https://www.es.govt.nz/about-us/funding-and-support/mataura-catchment-group-grants","apply_url":"https://gobuga.org/out/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0158","canonical_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0158","json_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0158.json","first_seen":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","last_seen":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","closed_at":null,"verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","verified_by":"register-sweep/claude-haiku-4-5-20251001","provenance":{"deadline":{"source_url":"https://www.es.govt.nz/about-us/funding-and-support/mataura-catchment-group-grants","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"Applications can be submitted any time by the deadline of 31st of July each year."},"amount":{"source_url":"https://www.es.govt.nz/about-us/funding-and-support/mataura-catchment-group-grants","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"Up to $5,000 per catchment group, per year."},"eligibility":{"source_url":"https://www.es.govt.nz/about-us/funding-and-support/mataura-catchment-group-grants","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"Catchment groups that are within the Mataura Catchment Freshwater Management Unit (FMU). 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