2008/09 Community Partnership Fund

The Community Partnership Fund is currently seeking Expressions of Interest for the 2008/09 funding round.

The Community Partnership Fund (CPF) aims to support local, regional and national initiatives, through partnerships, to develop and achieve capability, confidence, relevant content, and connection to realise community aspirations through Information and Communication Technology.

2008/09 Community Partnership Fund
• Timeline for the application process
• Priorities for funding
• Expression of Interest (EOI) pack – information and instructions on how to lodge an EOI for the CPF
• Mentor interest registration

TIMELINE FOR 2008/09 FUNDING ROUND
The application process for the 2008/09 CPF round has two stages.

Expressions of Interest open - 6 October 2008
Expressions of Interest close - 10 November 2008

Where Expressions of Interest are ranked favourably, applicants will be invited to submit a Comprehensive Application.

Comprehensive Applications open - 8 January 2009
Comprehensive Applications close - 30 March 2009

PRIORITIES FOR FUNDING 2008/09
For 2008/09, there are two funding streams. Projects need to meet one or more of the following priorities.

Expansion of existing CPF projects
The CPF seeks projects that:
• link up existing projects, through ICT, to encourage further collaboration and sharing of resources. For example, linking up ICT learning centres;
• support past CPF recipients to develop their projects to enable others to use their technologies and/or models. This may include support for past recipients acting as mentors or facilitators for other community organisations wanting to achieve similar outcomes¹;
• replicate or expand into other regions (including national roll-outs) or other user groups; or
• apply existing resources for a new use. For example, using existing video conferencing equipment for training.

New projects that support “Digitally disadvantaged New Zealanders ²”
The CPF seeks projects that:
• increase capability and skills to use ICT;
• demonstrate a particularly innovative use of ICT;
• demonstrate shared utilisation of resources through the use of ICT e.g. multi-use ICT hub; or
• improve access to  ICT and digitised information (these projects must also increase capability and skills to use ICT).