The next grant round is open for applications from 23 February to 5pm 31 March 2026. Sign up here to receive updates.
To support knowing whether to apply and assist with applications, you need to talk to the fund before submitting an application.
Contact admin@workforcefuturesfund.nz to make a time.
Guidance to apply
The applications can involve considerable work, which is why we ask potential applicants to talk to the fund’s team at an early stage. We can help you determine whether to apply, and support you to develop a strong proposal. These documents have been updated for Round Three, February 2026.
Here is the application form as a PDF, and as a word template. You need to use the online form to make your application.
We also provide a project plan template. You don’t need to use this format, but you must include the details it asks for in the project plan you’ll upload as part of an application.
Here is the assessment framework that was used to review applications.
Here’s a summary of the website information in PDF form. You may also find this presentation from Round Two useful.
Join us Tuesday 3 March 11am for a webinar to hear more about the fund; what it supported in Round One and Two; and what it's looking to fund in Round Three. We'll leave plenty of time for your questions. Register here.
If you’ve reviewed the website information and intend applying, contact admin@workforcefuturesfund.nz.