# Environmental Enhancement Contestable Fund From Biodiversity Hawke's Bay. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it. - Status, as of 2 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 2 November 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round. - How to apply: Apply directly - Amount: $1,000 to $15,000 NZD - Who can apply: Individuals - Where: Hawke's Bay: New Zealand - Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines - Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read - Restoration approach (our classification): Community conservation and Species conservation - Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day. How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below. - Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/biodiversity-hawkes-bay-environmental-enhancement-fund/ - Funder’s programme page: https://www.biodiversityhb.org/projects-funding-and-resources/environmental-enhancement-fund/ Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Small grants, funded with Hawke's Bay Regional Council and Eastern & Central Community Trust, for projects that restore native ecosystems and species in Hawke's Bay or build community involvement in biodiversity. ## The facts, in the funder’s words **Environmental Enhancement Contestable Fund, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call. > “How to apply Environmental Enhancement Contestable Fund Application Form” Source: https://www.biodiversityhb.org/projects-funding-and-resources/environmental-enhancement-fund/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biodiversity-hawkes-bay-environmental-enhancement-fund/#access **Environmental Enhancement Contestable Fund, amount:** $1,000 to $15,000 NZD > “$1,000-3,000 to support smaller or early-stage projects $3,001-15,000 to support larger or more established projects” Source: https://www.biodiversityhb.org/projects-funding-and-resources/environmental-enhancement-fund/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biodiversity-hawkes-bay-environmental-enhancement-fund/#amount **Environmental Enhancement Contestable Fund, where:** Hawke's Bay: New Zealand > “Annually, we offer a small number of grants to individuals and organisations in Hawke's Bay” Source: https://www.biodiversityhb.org/projects-funding-and-resources/environmental-enhancement-fund/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biodiversity-hawkes-bay-environmental-enhancement-fund/#geography **Environmental Enhancement Contestable Fund, who can apply:** Individuals > “Annually, we offer a small number of grants to individuals and organisations in Hawke's Bay” Source: https://www.biodiversityhb.org/projects-funding-and-resources/environmental-enhancement-fund/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biodiversity-hawkes-bay-environmental-enhancement-fund/#applicant_types **Environmental Enhancement Contestable Fund, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines > “Applications open: 5 October 2026 Applications close: 2 November 2026, midday. Applications are now open for the second 2026 funding round.” Source: https://www.biodiversityhb.org/projects-funding-and-resources/environmental-enhancement-fund/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biodiversity-hawkes-bay-environmental-enhancement-fund/#window **Environmental Enhancement Contestable Fund, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biodiversity-hawkes-bay-environmental-enhancement-fund/#co_finance_required ## The call ### Second 2026 round Call page: https://www.biodiversityhb.org/projects-funding-and-resources/environmental-enhancement-fund/ **Environmental Enhancement Contestable Fund, Second 2026 round, status:** Closed > “Applications open: 5 October 2026 Applications close: 2 November 2026, midday. Applications are now open for the second 2026 funding round.” Source: https://www.biodiversityhb.org/projects-funding-and-resources/environmental-enhancement-fund/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biodiversity-hawkes-bay-environmental-enhancement-fund/#call-2026-round-2-status **Environmental Enhancement Contestable Fund, Second 2026 round, opens:** 5 October 2026 > “Applications open: 5 October 2026 Applications close: 2 November 2026, midday. Applications are now open for the second 2026 funding round.” Source: https://www.biodiversityhb.org/projects-funding-and-resources/environmental-enhancement-fund/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biodiversity-hawkes-bay-environmental-enhancement-fund/#call-2026-round-2-opens **Environmental Enhancement Contestable Fund, Second 2026 round, deadline:** 2 November 2026, 12:00 (Pacific/Auckland) (the funder writes “2 November 2026, midday”) > “Applications open: 5 October 2026 Applications close: 2 November 2026, midday. Applications are now open for the second 2026 funding round.” Source: https://www.biodiversityhb.org/projects-funding-and-resources/environmental-enhancement-fund/, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biodiversity-hawkes-bay-environmental-enhancement-fund/#call-2026-round-2-deadline ## What the funder asks grantees to report **Environmental Enhancement Contestable Fund, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biodiversity-hawkes-bay-environmental-enhancement-fund/#reporting ## How to cite naturefunding.org, “Environmental Enhancement Contestable Fund”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/biodiversity-hawkes-bay-environmental-enhancement-fund/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them. ## Something wrong? Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Environmental+Enhancement+Contestable+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fbiodiversity-hawkes-bay-environmental-enhancement-fund%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Environmental+Enhancement+Contestable+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fbiodiversity-hawkes-bay-environmental-enhancement-fund%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction