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Youth Development Partnership Fund
The Youth Development Partnership Fund enables the Ministry of Youth Development, territorial authorities and young people to work together to provide youth development opportunities for young people.
 On
20 June 2008, the Minister of Youth Affairs announced that Sixteen
projects have been approved funding for the fourth round of
the Youth Development Partnership Fund.
These projects include:
- youth justice programmes
- projects designed to prevent young people joining gangs
- entrepreneurship opportunities
- employment skills
- leadership development
Click here for more information about the approved fourth round projects.
Applications for the fifth round of the Fund will open in November
2008. The Ministry of Youth Development strongly encourages all
councils to apply in the next round and is available to work closely
with each council to support the development process for future
applications.
Aim
To provide funding to territorial authorities (city and district councils) wishing to improve
outcomes for young people through effective youth development practice
in their communities.
Funding
Funding is only available to New Zealand territorial authorities.
There is a total of $1 million (including GST) available through the
Youth Development Partnership Fund each year. Funding of $25,000
(including GST) to $250,000 (including GST) can be awarded to any one
project for a maximum of three years.
Objectives
The objectives of the Youth Development Partnership Fund are to:
- support local projects that improve outcomes for young people aged 12-24 years
- provide youth development opportunities for young people
particularly, but not limited to, those with an education training or
employment focus
- to progress the implementation of the Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa
- contribute to better co-ordination of government and non-government services for young people
- generate practical examples of good youth development evidence in action.
The Youth Development Partnership Fund:
- will support projects that have a youth development approach
- will support and supplement projects that have already obtained assistance from other funders
- can allow for the purchase of equipment and establishment costs
- can be applied to capacity building and professional development projects
- can support monitoring and evaluation of existing initiatives.
Click on the links below to see more information about council led
projects that have been funded through the Youth Development
Partnership Fund:
The application process
Although territorial authorities may engage in partnerships with local
youth service providers to assist with project development and
delivery, the project will be led by the territorial authority.
Criteria
Applications for funding will need to:
- be submitted by a territorial authority or a cluster of territorial authorities
- demonstrate young people’s involvement in designing, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the project
- provide evidence of the community's need for the project
- demonstrate that the proposed project will use a youth development approach and/or progress the implementation of the Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa
- demonstrate that the proposed project will improve outcomes for young people 12-24 years of age
- describe how the Youth Development Partnership Fund investment
will add value to a project that has already obtained assistance from
other funders (where applicable)
- have clear measures/data collection mechanisms in place to assess the project outcomes
- demonstrate actual and/or in-kind financial support by the submitting territorial authority
- be endorsed by the Chief Executive of the submitting territorial authority.
Applications will be assessed by a selection panel, made up of
representatives selected by the Ministry of Youth Development, against
the above criteria. Applications that do not meet these criteria will
not be considered for funding.
The selection panel may also consider additional factors including:
- prioritising councils that have not, to date, been recipients of the Youth Development Partnership Fund
- the geographical distribution of proposals
- the project's fit with local priorities
- the project's value for money
- the proposed risk management strategy
- support from your Mayor.
Projects that can demonstrate sustainability beyond the investment from
the Ministry of Youth Development will be viewed favourably.
Territorial authorities can only submit one application in each funding round.
Collaborative applications where two or more councils are represented within a single project may also be submitted.
Information required for your application
The following is a brief summary of the information required in your application to the Youth Development Partnership Fund:
- the territorial authority you represent
- a clear description of the project, and evidence of the community's need for the project
- a clear indication of the outcomes your project will achieve and how they will be measured
- identification of any project risks and how you will manage these
- letters of support or endorsement that support your application
- links to the council's Long Term Council Community Plan
- a
full statement of your budget, including how the Youth Development
Partnership Fund investment will be used, and the contributions from the
territorial authority and other partners
- contact names and details of other agencies, community members
and groups who will support the project, and clear details of how they
will do this.
Additional information
The Ministry of Youth Development will carry out financial and legal checks. The panel will also consider information
regarding proposals sought from regional and national government
agencies.
Project monitoring/evaluation
Projects
receiving funding will be required to provide progress reports
on project milestones and agreed budgets. Territorial authorities will
also be required to provide a report to the Ministry of Youth
Development
at the end of the project according to requirements detailed in their
funding agreement. Territorial authorities approved for funding have
the option to allocate part of Youth Development Partnership Fund investment to a project evaluation.
More information
Youth Development Partnership Fund
mydinfo@myd.govt.nz
04 918 9587
PO Box 1556
Wellington
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