Kia ora koutou,

It has been brought to our attention that DIA have a new policy around fundholding, where groups sitting with an umbrella organisation can only receive up to $10,000. We know this is not great news for a lot of you that have had grants from DIA in the past and/or are hoping to apply in the future, but unfortunately there is nothing we can do about it. Reach out to me if you do still want to apply for any DIA grants (they prefer me to submit them on your behalf through our portal), but bear in mind that they won't give you more than $10,000.

Here's a reminder of our recommended funding application process:

1. Choose the fund you wish to apply for (either with the help of Fundsorter, or through your own research)

2. Check with the funder that they're happy to work with fundholders - a quick call or email to them should answer this. Also ask them if they'd prefer the application to come directly from you, as the group doing the mahi, or from us, as the legal entity.

3. Write your draft application and send it to [email protected]. We need this copy so that we can check that we are represented correctly, and so we can track which group has which application in, so we know which Collective to attribute funds to when the money lands in our account. If the funder would prefer us to submit the application, we will also do this at this point.

4. Keep us in the loop with any communications you receive from funders - let us know if you're successful and send us any grant agreements that we may need to sign. If the funder requires an invoice drawn up, we can do that too, just email [email protected]. Please send us remittance advice too. We won't add the funds to your balance until we've seen proof.

Ngā mihi nui!