Active Southland

Active Southland is proud to be managing Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa on behalf of Sport NZ in our region.

About the fund:

Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa provides funding for programmes or projects delivering play, active recreation and sport experiences for tamariki (5-11 year olds) and rangatahi (12 -18 year olds) and young women up to the age of 24 years old. Please note that your application must be for a programme or project for up to 12 months (i.e. you cannot apply for costs past a 12-month delivery period).

Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa - brought to you by Active Southland.

We have supported over 85 local organisations and distributed $405,000 to get more tamariki and rangatahi active in Southland. The key philosophies of using insights, physical literacy and being locally led are supporting young people to be active in a way they want to be.

Applications open for the 2024 funding round

We are receiving applications that take innovative approaches to engaging our priority groups in quality play, active recreation and sport experiences in ways that meet their needs.

Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa provides funding for programmes or projects delivering play, active recreation and sport experiences for tamariki (5-11 year olds) and rangatahi (12 -18 year olds) and young women up to the age of 24 years old. 

This fund has a particular focus on groups who are less active, including girls and young women, disabled people and those living in higher deprivation communities.

Regards, the Active Southland Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa team.

What can be funded:

This is an activation fund and it is intended to help cover programme or service delivery costs

This includes costs of:

• Project or programme delivery (e.g. venue or equipment hire, transport to event)

• Equipment (as part of a project or programme)

• Officials, where these are required for the delivery

• Delivery staff wages (e.g. activity leader, coordinator).

This must be the person/people who are planning and delivering the project or programme directly to the participants.

What will not be funded? The fund does not cover:

• Costs of retrospective programmes or events (those that have already been completed or held)

• Fundraisers

• Multi-year programmes

• Costs associated with professional athletes, professional sports teams, academies, or rep teams

• Capital costs (e.g. facility development, playgrounds)

• Administration and on-going costs (e.g. rent, internet, power)

• Wages or annual salaries for staff who are not involved in the planning or delivery of the project or programme

• Medals, prizes, and giveaways.