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Māori Development Fund
Rolling: applications are taken at any time
Deadline verified
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Key facts
- Funder
- Te Puni Kōkiri
- Amount
- From $100,000
- Deadline
- Rolling: applications are taken at any time
- Status
- Open
- Region
- National
- Tags
- Māori-led kaupapa, Business, innovation & enterprise, Infrastructure
- Open to
- Not stated
- Eligibility
- A wide range of entities can submit proposals, provided they are based in New Zealand, and the proposal is submitted by a single legal entity, such as a registered incorporated society, limited liability company, trust incorporated under the Charitable Trust Act 1957 and registered with the Companies Office, statutory entity, including a Māori Trust Board or Māori Association, trusts and incorporations set up under Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, or other entities with a demonstrated ability to receive and administer Government funds.
- GoBuga ID
OPP-NZ-2026-09-0685- Last seen on the funder's site
Summary
The Māori Development Fund supports Māori economic growth initiatives through grants for iwi and Māori businesses and organisations, with funding available for infrastructure development, asset productivity improvements, and export revenue growth. Proposals can be submitted at any time with a minimum Te Puni Kōkiri funding amount of $100,000, and applicants must provide credible evidence of return on investment and demonstrate financial need.
Where these facts come from
Each fact below was read from the funder's page. The quotation is the text it was read from.
Deadline
The Māori Development Fund does not have funding rounds. You can submit a funding proposal at any time, but please contact the nearest Te Puni Kōkiri regional office first, to check funding availability and to discuss the eligibility and investment criteria.
Source: https://www.tpk.govt.nz/en/nga-putea-me-nga-ratonga/maori-development-fund · Checked
Amount
the minimum funding amount is $100,000 of the total value of the investment.
Source: https://www.tpk.govt.nz/en/nga-putea-me-nga-ratonga/maori-development-fund · Checked
Citing this grant
Name GoBuga and link this page: https://gobuga.org/grants/OPP-NZ-2026-09-0685