Manaaki Fund Round 8
Funds New Zealand NGOs delivering development projects for remote communities across the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
The Manaaki Fund is an annual contestable Official Development Assistance (ODA) grant programme administered by New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) to co-invest with registered New Zealand NGOs in smaller-scale, targeted development activities in the Pacific and Southeast Asia. Round 8 opened 28 January 2026 and closed 28 April 2026. Grants range from NZD $100,000 to NZD $1.…
Development outcomes in vulnerable, marginalised, and hard-to-reach communities in Pacific and Southeast Asia priority developing countries, delivered by New Zealand NGOs with local in-country partners.
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