Funding for proposals in support of the strategies is considered in competitive rounds biannually by an expert environmental advisory group appointed by the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Proposals may be submitted by national or regional NGOs, or by regional organisations with an environmental or sustainable development focus. Guidelines and application forms are available from New Zealand diplomatic missions in the South Pacific or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. New Zealand Participation Accountable cash grants. To provide a contestable source of funding for technical assistance to complement New Zealand's principal support.
Delivery is through regional organisations' core budgets and extra-budgetary support.
Description To provide a contestable source of funding for technical assistance to complement New Zealand's principal support. Delivery is through regional organisations' core budgets and extra-budgetary support. It is a centrally administered, contestable source of funding. Mainly in the form of cash grants and consultancies. To provide advice to Pacific Island governments on ways to promote foreign direct investment in their countries as a means of encouraging private sector development.