2008/09 Community Partnership Fund

The funding round closed on 30 March 2009. A list of the 2008/09 Community Partnership Fund recipients is now available. Click on one of the following links to view this list [PDF or Word version]:

2008/09 CPF Recipients List [PDF 14 KB]
2008/09 CPF Recipients List [Word 51 KB]

The Community Partnership Fund (CPF) aims to support local, regional and national initiatives, through partnerships, to develop and achieve capability, confidence, relevant content, and connection to realise community aspirations through Information and Communication Technology.

2008/09 Community Partnership Fund
• Timeline for the application process
• Priorities for funding
• Comprehensive Application pack – information and instructions on how to complete a comprehensive application for the CPF
• Mentor interest registration

TIMELINE FOR 2008/09 FUNDING ROUND
Comprehensive Applications open - 8 January 2009
Comprehensive Applications close - 30 March 2009

Final decisions will be made by the end of June 2009. Applicants will be notified as soon as possible.

PRIORITIES FOR FUNDING 2008/09
For 2008/09, there are two funding streams. Projects need to meet one or more of the following priorities.

Expansion of existing CPF projects
The CPF seeks projects that:

• link up existing projects, through ICT, to encourage further collaboration and sharing of resources. For example, linking up ICT learning centres
• support past CPF recipients to develop their projects to enable others to use their technologies and/or models. This may include support for past recipients acting as mentors or facilitators for other community organisations wanting to achieve similar outcomes¹
• replicate or expand into other regions (including national roll-outs) or other user groups, or
• apply existing resources for a new use. For example, using existing video conferencing equipment for training.

New projects that support "Digitally disadvantaged New Zealanders²"
The CPF seeks projects that:

• increase capability and skills to use ICT
• demonstrate a particularly innovative use of ICT
• demonstrate shared utilisation of resources through the use of ICT e.g. multi-use ICT hub, or
• improve access to ICT and digitised information (these projects must also increase capability and skills to use ICT).
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1 Mentors/facilitators must be part of another 2008/09 CPF project, and must feature as a cost in the project budget. The activities related to mentoring/facilitation must be included in the project plan. Applications relating solely to mentoring/facilitation will not be considered. Please freephone 0800 824 824 to discuss any projects that feature mentoring/facilitation.

2 "Digitally disadvantaged New Zealanders" are likely to have low ICT skills and/or have little or no access or connection to ICT. They are likely to be:
a. living in rural and isolated areas
b. Māori, Pacific peoples and other ethnic groups
c. people on lower incomes
d. people with disabilities, or
e. older New Zealanders.

2008/09 COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATION PACK
The Comprehensive Application pack provides information and instructions on how to complete a comprehensive application for the CPF. There are four main documents that make up the Pack and five interactive templates. All documents open in a new browser window.

Main Documents
• Instructions for completing your comprehensive application* [PDF 424kb]
• Eligibility Checklist [interactive Word 228kb]
• Guide for Applicants* [PDF 514kb]
• Comprehensive Application Form [interactive Word 236kb]

*These documents are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. You need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download a free version from the Adobe website.

Interactive Templates
• Project plan [Word 96kb]
• Project timeline [Excel 298kb]
• ‘In kind’ contributions calculation [Word 128kb]
• Project budget [Excel 308kb]
• Risk management plan [Word 130kb]

Please note: The interactive Word and Excel documents allow you to directly enter your application information and save it to your computer. They are intended to help you with the application process. If you are unable to access the files or need any help please email cpf@dia.govt.nz.

Help with these forms is available on the Word Form Help page.

MENTOR INTEREST REGISTRATION
If you are interested in becoming a mentor please complete the Mentor Registration Form by 5pm Wednesday 25 March 2009. Please note: you must have been involved in a past/current CPF project in order to qualify.

Download the Mentor Registration Form here.

Click here to view the Mentor Register.

Need help or just have a question about the CPF?

Please email cpf@dia.govt.nz or freephone 0800 824 824 (business hours).

View/download the pdf or video file of these five Community Partnership Fund success stories!

Hector's World - case study [PDF 200Kb]