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The Pacific Aotearoa Community Outreach Fund - Delta response

The Pacific Aotearoa Community Outreach Fund - Delta response - has now closed

The Pacific Aotearoa Community Outreach Fund - Delta response - was established in 2021 to enable more frequent and responsive engagements between government and Pacific communities to keep Pacific peoples informed and supported in the transition to the COVID-19 Protection Framework (traffic lights).

Applicants were able to apply for funding by submitting a costed proposal up to $30,000. Submissions for the first round of Pacific Aotearoa Community Outreach funding - Delta response - closed on 28 January 2022 and the successful recipients are listed below.

About the fund

Objectives

The Pacific Aotearoa Community Outreach Fund - Delta Response - aimed to increase engagements across Government to ensure support into hard-to-reach Pacific cohorts and build capacity to deliver increased engagements without placing additional burden on current resources.

The objectives of the fund were to:

Educate and increase preparedness of Pacific communities on new COVID-19 health measures such as the new COVID-19 Protection Framework (traffic lights).
Create community awareness of vaccinations, vaccine passes and certificates.
Keep Pacific peoples safe against COVID-19 and prepared through community readiness and support to tackle new variants.

Applicants could apply by submitting a costed proposal up to $30,000.

Key dates

The first round of Pacific Aotearoa Community Outreach Fund - Delta Response - closed at 5pm on Friday 28 January, 2022.

The next round of Pacific Aotearoa Community Outreach Fund - Omicron Response - opened on 21 March 2022 and closed at 5pm on Thursday, 30 June, 2022.

Who can apply

To be eligible, applicants must:

Be a citizen or permanent resident of New Zealand.
Be of Pacific descent, or serve a Pacific audience
Represent an unregistered or registered group.
Represent a Pacific owned and operated group or organisation.
Be able to deliver an initiative targeted at Pacific communities within the timeframe

What's funded

The Pacific Aotearoa Community Outreach Fund - Delta Response - was available for initiatives that:

Aligned with MPP’s Lalanga Fou Goal's 2, 3 and 4
Were targeted at Pacific communities
Could be delivered successfully by June 2022
Educated and increased preparedness of Pacific communities on new COVID-19 health measures such as the new COVID-19 Protection Framework (traffic lights)
Created community awareness of vaccinations, vaccine passes and certificates and support the community to obtain vaccine passes and certificates
Kept Pacific peoples safe and prepared through community readiness
Created community awareness of vaccinations, vaccination passes and certificates
Supported or ran vaccination events to support Pacific vaccination
Provided Pacific communities with correct health information from trusted sources 
Helped Pacific communities to understand the support that they can access 
Provided digital skills support, readiness, and/or training  
Ran Talanoa about health and wellbeing
Hired vehicles and transport for attendance at vaccination events
Provided incentives (a maximum amount applied)
Provided media-based initiatives such as but not limited to: radio programmes, cartoons and blogs

All initiatives funded had to follow Government COVID-19 health measures for gatherings and social distancing when required. Applicants were asked to consider alternative ways to run their programmes, such as online where possible.

What's not funded

The Pacific Aotearoa Community Outreach Fund - Delta Response - was not available for:

Initiatives that only benefited or supported one individual
For-profit activities
Initiatives that were not aligned with the priorities of this fund
Work that had already been completed
Initiatives that were the general responsibility of other sectors (such as school and tertiary- based programmes which are the primary responsibility of the Ministry of Education, NZQA and TEC)
Food, food banks or food rescue
Initiatives and activities delivered solely overseas including the New Zealand realm countries
Wages, salaries, infrastructure, fixed assets, travel, and capital expenditure. Note, applicants were able to use grants to purchase or hire relevant equipment, such as sound or video recording devices, and provide small amounts of koha to facilitators
Debt repayment or debt servicing

Reporting requirements

Successful fund recipients will be asked to complete a milestone progress and final accountability report for their initiative that will include:

Evidence of (progress towards) the achievement of their initiative's outcomes
Community impact and reach of the initiative
Lessons learned from their work
How their funds were spent

Reporting templates will be provided to successful applicants.

How to apply

Applications for the Pacific Aotearoa Community Outreach Fund - Delta response - closed at 5pm on Friday 28 January, 2022.

Get in touch

If you need more information about the Pacific Aotearoa Community Outreach Fund, please email [email protected]

Fund recipients

Round one funding - Delta response

List of recipients for the first round of Pacific Aotearoa Community Outreach funding are as follows:

Group	MPP Region	Town / City	Ethnicity	$Approved (minus GST)	Project Theme
Aotearoa Tongan Global TV&RADIO Network Trust	Northern	Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Manawatu-Whanganui, Wellington, Tasman, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast, Canterbury, Otago, Southland	Tonga	$10,000.00	Education
Aotearoa Tongan Health Workers Association	Northern	Auckland	Tonga	$29,500.00	Education
Aranui Samoan SDA Church	Southern	Canterbury	Samoa	$12,066.00	Education
ASA Foundation Trust	Northern	Auckland	Samoa	$30,000.00	Health Workshop
Auckland Rotuman Fellowship Group Inc.	Northern	Auckland	Rotuma	$28,000.00	Vaccination Event
Auckland Tokelau Society Incorporated	Northern	Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Manawatu-Whanganui, Wellington, Otago	Tokelau	$10,000.00	Vaccination Event
Autalavou Metotisi Petone	Central	Wellington	Samoa	$15,000.00	Vaccination Event
Bluespur Consulting Ltd	Northern	Auckland	Pan Pacific	$10,000.00	Education
Bluwave Galumoana Limited	Northern	Auckland	Pan Pacific	$30,000.00	Education
Christian Mission Fellowship Int. South Island Trust	Southern	Canterbury	Pan Pacific	$5,000.00	Education
Congregation Christian Church of Samoa Hastings	Central	Hawkes Bay	Samoa	$13,000.00	Education
Duavata Lomavata Group	Northern	Auckland	Fiji	$30,000.00	Education
Faatumu le Ato Ponapona Group	Northern	Auckland, Canterbury, Otago	Samoa	$18,000.00	Education
Fealofani Samoa Sports Club	Northern	Auckland	Samoa	$30,000.00	Vaccination Event
Fofo'anga 'o Aotearoa Incorporated Society	Northern	Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Manawatu-Whanganui, Canterbury, Otago	Tonga	$20,900.00	Vaccination Event
Fountain of Praise AOG Church	Northern	Auckland	Fiji	$15,000.00	Education
Hawkes Bay Fijian Community	Central	Hawkes Bay	Fiji	$8,000.00	Education
Hawkes Bay Fijian Sports Club	Central	Hawkes Bay	Fiji	$15,000.00	Education
Hawkes Bay Pasifika Charitable Trust	Central	Hawkes Bay	Pan Pacific	$30,000.00	Vaccination Event
Hawke's Bay Tongan Community Langafonua Society Inc.	Central	Hawkes Bay	Tonga	$5,000.00	Vaccination Event
Karl Moresi	Northern	Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury	Pan Pacific	$5,000.00	Education
Kia Orana News (Cook Island)	Northern	Auckland	Cook Islands	$3,210.00	Education
KidsCoin Ltd	Northern	Auckland	Pan Pacific	$15,000.00	Health Workshop
Kingdom Ambassadors International Fellowship (Trust) of New Zealand	Southern	Marlborough	Vanuatu & Fiji	$10,000.00	Education
Kingdom Ambassadors International Fellowship (Trust) of New Zealand	Central	Hawkes Bay, Manawatu-Whanganui, Wellington	Pan Pacific	$30,000.00	Education
Kiribati Waikato Association Incorporated	Northern	Waikato	Kiribati	$10,000.00	Vaccination Event
Kumete Group Limited	Northern	Auckland	Pan Pacific	$6,415.00	Health Workshop
Laupapa Trust	Northern	Auckland	Niue	$15,000.00	Vaccination Event
Living Water Assembly of God Trust	Northern	Auckland	Pan Pacific	$5,000.00	Education
Martin Hautus Foundation Trust	Northern	Auckland	Pan Pacific	$10,000.00	Education
Men's Health Trust NZ	Northern	Auckland	Pan Pacific	$30,000.00	Education
Methodist Church of Samoa (NZ) Papatoetoe Parish	Northern	Auckland	Samoa	$30,000.00	Education
Niue Wellington Covid-19 Action Group	Central	Wellington	Niue	$30,000.00	Vaccination Event
Niuvaka Trust (Kahungunu Whanau Services provides Management Services on our behalf)	Central	Manawatu-Whanganui	Pan Pacific	$30,000.00	Education
NZ Rotuman Fellowship Inc.	Northern	Northland, Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Wellington	Rotuma	$15,000.00	Vaccination Event
Pacific Events & Entertainment Trust	Northern	Auckland	Pan Pacific	$10,000.00	Education
Pacific Learners Education	Northern	Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Manawatu-Whanganui, Wellington, Tasman, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast, Canterbury, Otago, Southland	Pan Pacific	$18,750.00	Education
Pacific Trust Otago	Southern	Otago	Pan Pacific	$30,000.00	Education
Pasifika for Tomorrow	Central	Manawatu-Whanganui	Pan Pacific	$30,000.00	Vaccination Event
Petani Home Craft Group - PHCG.	Southern	Canterbury	Tonga	$25,646.50	Vaccination Event
Pro-Pare Athlete Management Trust	Northern	Auckland	Pan Pacific	$20,000.00	Vaccination Event
Punavai o le Gagana Samoa Trust trading as Punavai o le Gagana Samoa A'oga Amata	Central	Hawkes Bay	Samoa	$15,000.00	Vaccination Event
Samoan Methodist Church Hastings Parish	Central	Hawkes Bay	Samoa	$15,000.00	Vaccination Event
Samoan Methodist Churches of Samoa (Palmerston North Parish) In New Zealand	Central	Palmerston North	Samoa	$30,000.00	Education
SCOPA NZ	Northern	Auckland	Samoa	$21,900.00	Vaccination Event
Shakers Sports Association	Northern	Waikato	Pan Pacific	$20,500.00	Vaccination Event
Sisitagaloa Community Development Trust	Northern	Auckland	Niue	$10,000.00	Education
Snapback Gym 'Toe a'e se tofa'	Central	Manawatu-Whanganui	Pan Pacific	$19,800.00	Vaccination Event
Tagata Tuvalu Otautahi	Southern	Canterbury	Tuvalu	$10,000.00	Education
Tamaitaitau Limited T/A The Pacific Business Hub	Northern	Auckland	Pan Pacific	$30,000.00	Vaccination Event
Tāmaki Connect Trust in association with Tāmaki College	Northern	Auckland	Pan Pacific	$30,000.00	Vaccination Event
Te Onikabwebwe Women's Club	Northern	Auckland, Waikato, Wellington, Southland	Kiribati	$27,500.00	Vaccination Event
The Canterbury Tukumovakili Charitable Trust	Southern	Canterbury	Tonga	$7,625.00	Education
The Family Centre	Central	Wellington	Pan Pacific	$30,000.00	Education
The Living Fountain Church Porirua	Central	Wellington	Samoa	$12,140.00	Vaccination Event
The Samoan Methodist Church in Ashburton New Zealand Incorporate	Southern	Canterbury	Samoa	$12,283.98	Vaccination Event
The Whānau Community Trust	Northern	Auckland	Fiji	$19,500.00	Education
Tongan Health Society Inc	Northern	Auckland	Tonga	$30,000.00	Vaccination Event
Tongan Society South Canterbury Inc	Southern	Canterbury	Tonga	$27,000.00	Education
Tuvalu Auckland Community Trust	Northern	Auckland	Tuvalu	$30,000.00	Vaccination Event
Waitaki Tongan Community Trust	Southern	Otago	Tonga	$28,300.00	Vaccination Event
Wesley Samoan Methodist Parish Hastings	Central	Hawkes Bay	Samoa	$30,000.00	Education
			TOTAL	$1,200,036.48