Current Funding
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.
Current MYD Funding Opportunities
The MYD Youth Development Contributory Fund and Place-Based Youth Development Fund Registration of Interest (ROI) is now closed. We commenced this ROI process in October 2024, and expect to have contracts in place by July 2025.
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 – this information has also been published on the Government Electronic Tenders website. Queries can be directed to socialprocurement@msd.govt.nz.
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 funded organisations can be found here.
MYD Funding (2023-25)
In 2022 and 2023, MYD undertook significant competitive open tender procurement processes which allocated available funding to support a wide range of youth development and youth enterprise programmes, services, and initiatives.
Information on organisations funded by MYD (2023-2025) can be found here. Queries can be directed to MYDfunding@msd.govt.nz. Please click here to learn more about programmes funded through the Ākonga Youth Development Community Fund.
Future funding opportunities will be published on this webpage, and MYD's Facebook, and Instagram, as well as the Government Electronic Tenders Service. We encourage you to follow us on Instagram and Facebook, and continue to check back on this webpage, for information on any upcoming funding rounds.