No Event - Promotion Only - InternetNZ Funding

Please Note: This external event is hosted and facilitated by InternetNZ (https://internetnz.nz/canterbury-community-project-grant-round) . (http://sustainable-business.ning.com/events/event/show?id=5575121%3AEvent%3A34493) Information is provided here as a news aggregation service for SBSE meetup members.

Note: For Webinar participation, please RSVP: via maria@internetnz.net.nz.

This information will only be relevant to those engaged in developing Internet based products/services.

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InternetNZ (https://internetnz.nz/canterbury-community-project-grant-round)has established a Canterbury Community Project Grant Round of $100,000 to help fund community projects focused in the Canterbury region that will extend the availability, use and benefit of the Internet and its associated technologies and applications in New Zealand. Specific areas can include, but are not limited to:

• Projects which support more widely available access to the Internet.

• Projects which deliver greater and/or better use of the Internet.

They are looking for things that might support wider access to the Internet or things that deliver better use of the Internet.

Previous funding for Christchurch specific projects, included a video-conferencing service for schools that had damaged communications infrastructure; digital literacy training and digital archiving.

InternetNZ (https://internetnz.nz/canterbury-community-project-grant-round) are holding a Webinar this Wednesday, 17 December at 12pm if you would like to ask questions or get any advice. If you are keen to attend, could you please email maria@internetnz.net.nz .

Funding Round Timeline*

Stage One Applications Due: 5 January 2015
Stage One Decisions Announced: Week of 27 January
Stage Two Applications Due: 17 February 2015
Stage Two Decisions Announced: Week of 6 March 2015

• Decision timings may vary and applicants will be kept informed of any changes in this timeline.
  For more information please contact us on 0800 101 151 or email office@internetnz.net.nz