Predator Free NZ Trust: Predator Free Communities Funding

Dates

• Fri 30 Apr 2027est. March/April 2027 round. Rounds are generally in March/April; funder gives months only, so the end of April is an estimate.. Estimated from the funder's stated rule. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar
• Tue 31 Aug 2027est. July/August 2027 round. Rounds are generally in July/August; funder gives months only, so the end of August is an estimate.. Estimated from the funder's stated rule. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar

What it funds

• Rat and possum traps for residential backyards
• Monitoring equipment
• Trap tunnel building supplies
• Flyers and volunteer engagement

What it will not fund

• Reserves, farms, lifestyle blocks, council land
• School-led trapping
• DOC series stoat traps
• AI or self-resetting traps

Good to know

Backyard trapping only: no reserves, farms or school-led projects. Email the Trust to be told when the next round opens.

Usually two rounds a year, March/April and July/August.

Checklist

What Predator Free Communities says you need:

• Plan to trap across a suburb or town

Common things funders ask for, worth having ready:

• What exactly is the money for, and when will you spend it?
• How much do you need, and do you have quotes under three months old?
• Who benefits, and how many people?
• Your legal name, registration number and bank account in the group's name.
• A committee or board decision approving the application (some funders want a signed resolution).
• Your latest financial statements or annual return.
• Other funders you have applied to for the same thing.

Ticks are saved on this device only.

Sources

What we relied on, in the funder's own words.

• Funding rounds are generally in March/April and July/Augustpredatorfreenz.org/about-us/predator-free-new-zealand-trust/predator-free-communities-funding · read 17 October 2026
• You don't need to be a registered charity or conservation organisation.predatorfreenz.org/about-us/predator-free-new-zealand-trust/predator-free-communities-funding · read 17 October 2026
• Funded groups receive between $1,000 and $5,000 based on need and size of the community.predatorfreenz.org/about-us/predator-free-new-zealand-trust/predator-free-communities-funding · read 17 October 2026
• Approved traps and pre-made trap tunnels (does not include AI or self-resetting traps)predatorfreenz.org/about-us/predator-free-new-zealand-trust/predator-free-communities-funding · read 17 October 2026
• Reserves, lifestyle blocks, farms, council and government land are not coveredpredatorfreenz.org/about-us/predator-free-new-zealand-trust/predator-free-communities-funding · read 17 October 2026
• Funding rounds are generally in March/April and July/Augustpredatorfreenz.org/about-us/predator-free-new-zealand-trust/predator-free-communities-funding · read 17 October 2026

Report a mistake

Spot something wrong? Reporting opens when the site launches. Until then, check the funder's own page linked above.