Funding for Tourism Facilities and Attractions

Last updated: July 2009

The Tourism Facilities Grants Programme provides funding to assist with the provision of physical facilities that cannot be made available on a commercial basis.

The principal objective of the programme is to enhance overseas visitors' understanding and enjoyment of New Zealand, through increasing the quality and number of nationally significant tourism facilities.

Grants are approved by the Minister of Tourism. Total available funding is determined each year by Budget appropriation ($300,000 in 2009/10).

Who is eligible to apply?

Grants can be made to any organisation, public or private, whose proposal meets the requirements of the eligibility criteria below.

Eligible projects must:

provide or improve a nationally significant tourism facility which will enhance the understanding and enjoyment of New Zealand by overseas visitors,
demonstrate clear public good benefits that could not be realised without the provision of a grant under the programme, and
not compete directly with an existing commercial venture, or be for a facility that could be established commercially.

Note:

This programme is to assist in the provision of physical facilities.
Applications that are not eligible for consideration include: funding for marketing activities, research, feasibility studies, website development, salaries/volunteer expenses/stipends or underwriting of financial losses.

How Do I Apply?

Applications are only accepted on the official application form; More detailed information on eligibility criteria and funding conditions, including accountability criteria, are provided in the application form.

Deadline

Completed applications should be forwarded to the Ministry of Tourism by 1 October each year. The Minister has the discretion to consider applications at other times.

The Minister of Tourism considers applications for grants in December of each year. For enquiries email funding@tourism.govt.nz.