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The Don Linklater Memorial Bursary has a total of $8,000 per year available for up to four recipients, one of the four bursaries will be considered based on meeting the eligibility criteria and their iwi/hapū connection to the region."}},"attribution":{"source":"GoBuga","url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0265","retrieved_at":"2026-10-23","licence":"attribution-required"}},{"id":"OPP-NZ-2026-09-0266","country":"nz","status":"live","title":"Environmental Education Transport Fund","funder":{"name":"Horizons Regional Council","slug":"horizons-regional-council","url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/horizons-regional-council"},"deadline":{"state":"rolling-confirmed","date":null,"verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","source_url":"https://www.horizons.govt.nz/get-involved/grants-and-sponsorship/environmental-education-transport-fund","excerpt":"The bus fund is open all year or until all funds have been allocated."},"amount":{"min":null,"max":500,"currency":"NZD"},"region":["manawatu-whanganui"],"tags":["education","environment"],"eligibility":"Schools or ECE Centres in the Horizons Region who are taking a field trip to one of the region's iconic sites or a visit to their local recycling recovery centre.","eligible_entities":["school"],"summary":"The Environmental Education Transport Fund provides up to $500 annually to schools and ECE centres in the Horizons Region for bus transport or petrol costs for field trips to regional iconic sites or recycling recovery centres. Applications are accepted year-round or until funds are exhausted, with only one application per school per financial year.","source_url":"https://www.horizons.govt.nz/get-involved/grants-and-sponsorship/environmental-education-transport-fund","apply_url":"https://gobuga.org/out/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0266","canonical_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0266","json_url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0266.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.horizons.govt.nz/get-involved/grants-and-sponsorship/environmental-education-transport-fund","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"The bus fund is open all year or until all funds have been allocated."},"amount":{"source_url":"https://www.horizons.govt.nz/get-involved/grants-and-sponsorship/environmental-education-transport-fund","verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","excerpt":"Schools can apply for up to $500 (excluding GST), between the 01 July -30 June annually."}},"attribution":{"source":"GoBuga","url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0266","retrieved_at":"2026-10-23","licence":"attribution-required"}},{"id":"OPP-NZ-2026-09-0267","country":"nz","status":"live","title":"Environmental Grant","funder":{"name":"Horizons Regional Council","slug":"horizons-regional-council","url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/horizons-regional-council"},"deadline":{"state":"not-stated","date":null,"verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","source_url":"https://www.horizons.govt.nz/get-involved/grants-and-sponsorship/combined-environmental-grants","excerpt":"Grants are available to individuals, community groups, schools, iwi and land care groups to undertake works outside of River Schemes, or work types that are not within the mandate of the scheme."},"amount":{"min":null,"max":null,"currency":"NZD"},"region":["manawatu-whanganui"],"tags":["community","environment"],"eligibility":"Individuals, community groups, schools, iwi and land care groups to undertake river control and management works addressing flooding, erosion, drainage, or land protection outside of River Schemes.","eligible_entities":[],"summary":"The Environmental Grant is available for river control and management works addressing flooding, erosion, drainage, and land protection, with eligible projects receiving up to 30 per cent of total project costs. 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Horizons freshwater team may also be able to assist with native planting within retired riparian margins."}},"attribution":{"source":"GoBuga","url":"https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0269","retrieved_at":"2026-10-23","licence":"attribution-required"}},{"id":"OPP-NZ-2026-09-0270","country":"nz","status":"live","title":"Horizons Regional Council grants","funder":{"name":"Horizons Regional Council","slug":"horizons-regional-council","url":"https://gobuga.org/funders/horizons-regional-council"},"deadline":{"state":"not-stated","date":null,"verified_at":"2026-09-28T02:17:06.301104+00:00","source_url":"https://www.horizons.govt.nz/get-involved/grants-and-sponsorship/sponsorship","excerpt":"We generally require a minimum of three months lead time for all sponsorship requests."},"amount":{"min":null,"max":null,"currency":"NZD"},"region":["manawatu-whanganui"],"tags":["community"],"eligibility":"Horizons Regional Council considers sponsorship proposals on a case-by-case basis. Proposals will not be considered for local sports organisations, charitable fundraisers, requests benefiting an individual person or family, events outside the region, religious activities, spot prizes or raffles, or political candidates or organisations.","eligible_entities":["local-authority"],"summary":"Horizons Regional Council offers sponsorship funding to support activities and events within its region. 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