# DOC Community Fund

From New Zealand Department of Conservation. 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 has closed; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Route not stated
- Amount: Not found on the pages we read
- Who can apply: Not found on the pages we read
- Where: New Zealand
- Rounds: Not found on the pages we read
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Species conservation and Community 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/doc-community-fund/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.doc.govt.nz/doc-community-fund

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: New Zealand government fund for community-led conservation projects on public and private land, funding multi-year work that benefits threatened species and ecosystems. The 2026 round has closed.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**DOC Community Fund, how to apply:** Route not stated. The funder’s page does not say how to apply.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doc-community-fund/#access

**DOC Community Fund, amount:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doc-community-fund/#amount

**DOC Community Fund, where:** New Zealand

> “conservation initiatives protecting our unique biodiversity across Aotearoa New Zealand”

Source: https://www.doc.govt.nz/doc-community-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doc-community-fund/#geography

**DOC Community Fund, who can apply:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doc-community-fund/#applicant_types

**DOC Community Fund, rounds:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doc-community-fund/#window

**DOC Community Fund, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doc-community-fund/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2026 funding round

Call page: https://www.doc.govt.nz/doc-community-fund

**DOC Community Fund, 2026 funding round, status:** Closed

> “The DOC Community Fund is currently closed.”

Source: https://www.doc.govt.nz/doc-community-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doc-community-fund/#call-round-2026-status

**DOC Community Fund, 2026 funding round, deadline:** Not found on the call page
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doc-community-fund/#call-round-2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**DOC Community Fund, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doc-community-fund/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “DOC Community Fund”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/doc-community-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+DOC+Community+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fdoc-community-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+DOC+Community+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fdoc-community-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