Please ensure you have read all Selwyn Natural Environment Fund eligibility criteria [PDF, 219 KB] and policy [PDF, 421 KB] before submitting your application. 

Please contact biodiversity@selwyn.govt.nz if you have any questions regarding your project or application details.

This form must be completed in one session.

Please read through the form and the declaration at the bottom of the page before completing your application form.

Please ensure you have all necessary information and documentation ready before you begin, including:

  • a detailed breakdown of your project budget.
  • a detailed site map and project plan.
  • photo/s of the proposed project site.
  • documents or quotes that may support your application, for example ecological assessments and management plans (if any).

If you encounter any issues with the application form, please contact funding@selwyn.govt.nz or biodiversity@selwyn.govt.nz

Privacy Notice

Personal information collected through this form will be used to assess your grant application and will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 and Selwyn District Council’s Privacy Policy [PDF, 6494 KB].

Contact Details:
If different from applicant:
If your funding proposal is successful, would you be willing to have your name and project used for publicity purposes?
Site Details:
From rates demand
Is the project site a Significant Natural Area (SNA) as determined by the Selwyn District Council?
What is the existing site like, for example: what types of vegetation, (native or introduced) and habitat are present? What is the existing land management and what are the threats to the biodiversity on the site? What are the topographical features or landforms?
Legal Protection:
Project Description:
What are the approximate start and finish dates?
Please list the milestone tasks needed for the project, and the completion date of each task. There is space at the bottom of the form to add attachments should you need it.
For example, improve water and soil quality, threatened flora and fauna.
Has any work or expenditure been made towards this project prior to the fund application? if so, when and what?
What maintenance and monitoring will be required and how will it be undertaken? for example, weed control, assessment of plant survival.
Financial Details:
Note that fencing materials are only funded through SNEF for SNA areas or to protects existing native remnants.
Please outline the amount allocated to this (if any) and comment on its usage.
Please outline the amount allocated to this (if any) and comment on its usage
Please outline the amount allocated to this (if any) and comment on its usage
Please outline the amount allocated to this (if any) and comment on its usage
Please include the Funding Source, Status (confirmed, pending) Amount
Are you providing any funds or in-kind contributions towards this project?
In-kind contributions may include your own time, labour, or other non-monetary resources.
Please upload documentation to support your application:
Project Plan, multi-year budget, quotes, ecological assessments, management plan, etc...
Bank Account Details - if the funding request is approved, we will deposit the funds into the bank account provided.
(any one of these: a deposit slip, a letter from the bank, or a bank statement showing the bank account number)
Declaration:
Personal information collected through this application will be used to assess your grant application and will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 and Selwyn District Council’s Privacy Policy.
As per the Community Funding Policy 5.3. Applicants and applications that may be connected to elected members of Council or the Malvern Community Board, or Council staff, need to declare any possible conflict of interest or any possible perception of conflict of interest.
I agree that if the application is successful: * - The organisation name and/or applicant name, project name, and amount of funding applied for and received will be publicly disclosed by the Selwyn District Council in Assessment Panel Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and on the Council website to ensure transparency.

- The grant will be used for the purpose specified in this application.

- I/my organisation will provide a report on how the grant was used as soon as it is spent and in no circumstance later than one year of receiving the grant.

- I/my organisation acknowledges that funding is provided in accordance with the Selwyn District Council Community Grants Policy, and I agree to comply with it.

Privacy statement

The personal information you provide in this form will be collected, held and protected by Selwyn District Council in accordance with our Privacy Policy and the Privacy Act 2020. Our Privacy Policy explains how we use and share personal information in relation to any interaction you have with Council, and how you can access or correct your information at any time.

You can read the full policy at selwyn.govt.nz/privacy.

We will use the email address you provide to send communications directly related to this form or application. By submitting this form, you consent to receive those communications by email. If you require a hard copy, please email ContactUs@selwyn.govt.nz, visit our Service Desk Team or call 0800 SELWYN (735 996).