Youth Development Partnership Fund

Territorial authorities (city and district councils).

Councils may partner with each other to deliver the project. A council can also work with local youth service providers around project development and delivery.

Only one application per council can be submitted to the Fund.

Seed funding / project costs to support councils engage with young people, to respond to local need, and to establish best-practice, locally-relevant initiatives.

Projects must target young people, aged 12-24 years old.

The Fund:

• allows for the purchase of capital and establishment costs
• can be applied to capacity building and professional development projects
• can support monitoring and evaluation activities
• can support and supplement projects that have already obtained assistance from other funders.

Funding will not be provided on an ongoing basis or for activities that are the core business of the council or the responsibility of another government funding body.

Expected outcomes for young people are:

increased engagement in education, training, tertiary education, employment, or other youth development opportunities.

improved self esteem, personal development, motivation, family and community connections, and health/ wellbeing.

Funding Rounds focus funding on initiatives that meet the Ministry's current priorities. These will be outlined in Funding Round Criteria.

The focus will always be on providing positive developmental and learning opportunities for young people.

Projects that can demonstrate sustainability beyond the investment from the Ministry of Youth Development will be viewed favourably.

Projects funded through the Youth Development Partnership Fund must demonstrate a youth development approach, as outlined in the Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa. For more information see:

• Good Youth Development Information Sheet
• Structured Youth Development Programmes - A Review of Evidence
• Youth participation in decision making
• Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa

The Ministry advises councils when Funding Rounds will open and close.

Councils complete an application, which is assessed by a selection panel, which includes young people, against the Fund's Expected Outcomes and Funding Round Criteria.

Contracts are developed with successful councils. Councils must report on project progress, agreed budgets, and outcomes across the life of the project.