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Ministry of Youth Development / Te Manatū Whakahiato Taiohi

Our Funding

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The Ministry of Youth Development (MYD) – Te Manatū Whakahiato Taiohi – spends around $12.062 million (excluding the Ākonga Youth Development Community Fund) per year on a wide range of youth development and youth enterprise initiatives. We fund organisations that employ a youth development approach which supports the wellbeing of young people (aged 12 to 24 years) in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Youth Development Partnership and Innovation Fund

MYD is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from potential funding partners. An EOI and associated Frequently Asked Questions regarding the YDPIF will be available on the Government Electronic Tenders Service external external website from Tuesday 12 August 2025, and will remain active throughout the 2025/2026 Financial Year.

Youth Development Partnership and Innovation Fund

Ākonga Youth Development Community Fund

Funding decisions regarding the Ākonga Fund for the 2024 and 2025 calendar years have been made. Information on funded programmes can be found here (PDF 189 KB) – this information has also been published on the Government Electronic Tenders Service website.

Learn more about the Ākonga Fund

Expanding Youth Enterprise and Education Funding (2025-2027)

Decisions have been made regarding recipients of funding through the three funds within MYD’s Expanding Youth Enterprise and Education funding stream. For the Introduction to Enterprise Fund and the Building Entrepreneurial Capital Fund, the initial term of this funding is for the period Tuesday 01 July 2025 to Wednesday 30 June 2027. For the Developing Youth Led Businesses Fund, the initial term of this funding is for the period Tuesday 01 July 2025 to Tuesday 30 June 2026.

Information on YE funded organisations can be found here (PDF 165 KB).

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Funding Streams

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