Funding

Current MYD Funding Opportunities

The MYD Youth Enterprise Funds Request for Proposal is now closed. A decision regarding successful Proposals will be made and communicated to successful Respondents from end-March 2025. Unsuccessful Respondents will be notified during the same period.

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.

He Kākano

He Kākano (a seed) is a $2 million collaboration between MYD and The Prince’s Trust Aotearoa New Zealand (PTNZ) to provide seed funding, mentoring support, access to shared support services, and entrepreneurial skill development to young people (aged 17 – 30 years). Information on He Kākano can be found on PTNZ’s website.

The Te Kete Aronui report and suite of resources was developed in collaboration with PTNZ. The Te Kete Aronui ecomaps, educational worksheets, case studies, and measurement frameworks are designed to give young people a set of tools to support their development and learning journey, taking the step up towards applying for He Kākano, and into the business world beyond.

MYD Funding (2023-2025)

Information on organisations funded by MYD (2023-2025) can be found here. Queries can be directed to MYDfunding[at]msd.govt.nz. Please click here to learn more about programmes funded through the Ākonga Youth Development Community Fund.

Ākonga Youth Development Community Fund

The Ministry of Youth Development (MYD) – Te Manatū Whakahiato Taiohi, in partnership with the Ministry of Education(MoE) – Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga, launched the Ākonga Youth Development Community Fund – Strengthening Ākonga Resilience to Achieve Better Education Outcomes in late 2020. This iteration of the fund ended on 31 December 2023. The new iteration of the fund is known as Ākonga Youth Development Community Fund – Strengthening Ākonga Resilience to Achieve Better Pathways for Success.

More information is available on the Ākonga Youth Development Community Fund webpage. 

Social Services Accreditation

Providers contracted by MYD must have the capability and capacity to deliver quality social services on an on-going basis.

Social Services Accreditation assesses organisations, often under legislation, against a set of standards at a level that reflects the type of services they deliver. This means that both the Government and the provider’s clients can be confident in the services that are delivered.

New Zealand Government Procurement

MYD adheres to the 'Government Rules of Sourcing' when purchasing outcomes/contracting with providers. Please visit the New Zealand Government Procurement website for more information.