Transition Fund

The Transition Fund is for organisations that received Toi Uru Kahikatea funding in 2020-2022, but have not been offered funding for 2023-2025.

You can't apply if you, your organisation, or key members of your project team are in breach of the conditions of a current funding agreement.

For further information about the penalties for breaching a funding agreement see Guidelines - Eligibility

The Transition Fund is intended to assist organisations who received Toi Uru Kahikatea funding in 2020-2022 but have not been offered funding for 2023-2025 to adapt to their new funding context. You can propose funding toward activities such as restructure costs, re-strategising, committed programme costs for 2023, or other bridging costs while new revenue streams are developed. Activities must be completed by 30 June 2023.

What we don’t fund 

• Activities that have been or will be funded through other Creative New Zealand opportunities (Arts Grants etc) 
• Activities that are not funded by Creative New Zealand in general. See Guidelines - What we don't fund
• New programme activities that were not proposed in your RFP submission.

Amount requested 

Eligible organisations are offered up to 75% of their 2022 Kahikatea funding level, pro-rated for a 6-month period. 

Sign in to your Creative NZ Portal account to apply.

If your organisation is eligible, your draft application has already been created. You will find it on your Application dashboard under 'My Unsubmitted Applications'.

Complete and submit your application by 1:00 pm, 18 November 2022.

How often you can apply

You can only submit one application.

The Transition Fund application form is the same as the Kahikatea application form, but you only need to complete some sections:

Programme

Summarise how you will use Transition Funds to assist your organisation in adapting to its new funding context.

Add activity records for the period 1 January - 30 June 2023, including the relevant activity statistics, for the activities you intend to apply Transition Fund support to. 

Budget

You do not need to enter financial statements for 2023.

Attachments

Attach a budget in your own format showing how Transition Funding will be allocated.

Creative New Zealand staff will review your proposal for Transition Fund support.  

We will verify whether the proposed use interacts with any other Creative New Zealand funded projects and whether it meets our funding guideline requirements.  

A recommendation will be formed based on the proposal's alignment to the objectives of the Transition Fund.

Recommendations will be peer-reviewed by a selection of staff from our Arts Development Services teams. 

Creative New Zealand’s Investment Services Manager makes the final decision. 

If we don’t agree with how you propose using Transition Fund support, we’ll work with you to find an alternative that suits both parties.

We will confirm approval by Friday 16 December 2022 and the grant will be paid on 1 January 2023.

A project completion report will be required within 8 weeks of the project end date (30 June 2023). To be considered for further funding, your report must be submitted on time. See Guidelines - Reporting