# Working for Nature / Mahi mō te Taiao grant

From Marlborough District Council. 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, from the check on 2 November 2026: Windows each year: Applications open 1 to 30 April; outcomes notified by July. The funder’s page doesn’t say whether one is open now.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to $15,000 NZD a year (Cap for the pest-control category; habitat restoration is capped lower and advocacy lower again)
- Who can apply: Community groups, Companies and Individuals
- Where: Marlborough: New Zealand
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Community conservation, Species conservation, Reforestation, Wetlands and Rivers and lakes
- 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/marlborough-working-for-nature/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/our-community/grants-and-awards/working-for-naturemahi-mo-te-taiao

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Contestable council grants for community groups, businesses, landowners and individuals in Marlborough to restore native habitat and control pests, plus a small environmental advocacy category. Paid by reimbursement against project milestones.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Working for Nature / Mahi mō te Taiao grant, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “The contestable grant scheme is administered by a sub-committee of the Environment Committee, and operates using a reimbursement model.”

Source: https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/our-community/grants-and-awards/working-for-naturemahi-mo-te-taiao, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/marlborough-working-for-nature/#access

**Working for Nature / Mahi mō te Taiao grant, amount:** Up to $15,000 NZD a year (Cap for the pest-control category; habitat restoration is capped lower and advocacy lower again). Cap for the pest-control category; habitat restoration is capped lower and advocacy lower again.

> “Protecting Marlborough: These projects control animal and plant pests that are threatening native wildlife and habitats. Grants are up to $15,000 per applicant in any one year.”

Source: https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/our-community/grants-and-awards/working-for-naturemahi-mo-te-taiao/eligibility-assessment-and-guidelines, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/marlborough-working-for-nature/#amount

**Working for Nature / Mahi mō te Taiao grant, where:** Marlborough: New Zealand

> “Marlborough has been identified as one of five centres of biodiversity in New Zealand due to the concentration of endemic species”

Source: https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/our-community/grants-and-awards/working-for-naturemahi-mo-te-taiao, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/marlborough-working-for-nature/#geography

**Working for Nature / Mahi mō te Taiao grant, who can apply:** Community groups, Companies and Individuals

> “One application per category is permitted annually from community organisations, businesses, landowners (including farming, forestry, winegrowing) and individuals.”

Source: https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/our-community/grants-and-awards/working-for-naturemahi-mo-te-taiao/eligibility-assessment-and-guidelines, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/marlborough-working-for-nature/#applicant_types

**Working for Nature / Mahi mō te Taiao grant, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Applications open for the month of April - from the 1 to midnight on the 30 of April.”

Source: https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/our-community/grants-and-awards/working-for-naturemahi-mo-te-taiao, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/marlborough-working-for-nature/#window

**Working for Nature / Mahi mō te Taiao grant, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/marlborough-working-for-nature/#co_finance_required

## The call

### April application month

Call page: https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/our-community/grants-and-awards/working-for-naturemahi-mo-te-taiao

**Working for Nature / Mahi mō te Taiao grant, April application month, status:** Windows each year; the page doesn’t say if one is open now

> “Applications open for the month of April - from the 1 to midnight on the 30 of April.”

Source: https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/our-community/grants-and-awards/working-for-naturemahi-mo-te-taiao, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/marlborough-working-for-nature/#call-april-round-status

**Working for Nature / Mahi mō te Taiao grant, April application month, dates each year:** Applications open 1 to 30 April; outcomes notified by July

> “Applications open for the month of April - from the 1 to midnight on the 30 of April. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their grant by July.”

Source: https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/our-community/grants-and-awards/working-for-naturemahi-mo-te-taiao, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/marlborough-working-for-nature/#call-april-round-recurring

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Working for Nature / Mahi mō te Taiao grant, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/marlborough-working-for-nature/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Working for Nature / Mahi mō te Taiao grant”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/marlborough-working-for-nature/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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