Primary Sector Growth Fund (PSGF) Expression of Interest form

About this form

You can submit your Expression of Interest at any time.

Before you start the form, check:

Tips to completing the form

Note, that you cannot save the form and return to it later. It must be completed in one sitting.

If you don’t have time to complete it immediately we recommend copying and pasting the questions into a Word document and filling out your answers offline. You can then copy and paste your final answers when you’re ready, and submit the form.

There are no word limits for each field, but aim to be concise.

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.

Applicant organisation details

Name of the organisation that is applying for funding

New Zealand Business Number

NZBN or other relevant organisation identifier.

Your full name

Your position within the applicant organisation

Email address

Contact phone number

Funding request

Total project cost

Amount you are requesting from MPI

Co-investment from your organisation

Co-investment guidance

Cash

In-kind

Name and co-investment from other organisations

Provide names of co-investors and list their cash/in-kind contributions.

Will your organisation (and co-investors) have 60% of the total cost secured by the start of the project?

Yes

Have you had government funding for this previously, or a similar project?

If yes, detail the funding received, from which agency, and for what purpose.

Project details

What is the name of your project?

What do you plan to achieve through this project?

Provide a short summary that covers the problem or opportunity your project will deliver on, what you are aiming to achieve by the end of the project, the key activities you will undertake, what is novel about your approach.

Which other organisations will be involved and how?

List any other organisations committed to help deliver the project and benefits for New Zealand. State their role in the project.

What economic benefits will your project deliver?

If possible, provide quantitative information for expected benefits for your organisation and sector, for example, forecast increased returns, improved productivity, increased market share, faster speed to market, etc.

What environmental, social and/or cultural benefits will your project deliver?

Describe these benefits and who will benefit from them.

Why should PSGF invest in this project? (Describe and quantify, where possible, the additional value the funding would enable beyond private investment.)

For example, if new markets would be reached sooner, what value would this bring? What impact will there be for the wider sectors, compared to no government investment?

Declaration

As a duly authorised representative of the applicant organisation:

I declare that I am authorised to make this application on behalf of the organisation and any other contributing organisations listed in this EOI form.

I declare that I have no actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest (except any already declared in the EOI) in submitting the EOI, or entering into a contract to carry out the project.

I declare that, to the best of my knowledge, the information contained in all sections of this EOI form or supplied by us in support of our EOI is complete, true and accurate.

I acknowledge that MPI may be required to share information under Official Information Act (OIA) requests.

I acknowledge that this EOI may be shared by MPI with other government agencies and within MPI, where relevant.*

* This will be for the purposes of receiving subject matter expert feedback, confirming that similar work has not or is not being funded by government, or determining whether another government fund may be a better fit.