Community Irrigaton Fund - Ope for 2010-11 Funding Round

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s Community Irrigation Fund (CIF) is now open for applications for the 2010/11 funding round. Applications close on Monday 22 February 2010 and all potential parties are encouraged to apply. The fund provides grants to promoters of community water storage and/or irrigation schemes for generating investor and community support. Applicants need to have completed a feasibility study for the irrigation scheme before applying. The CIF also provides funding for local government-led water strategies. More information and the application forms can be found on the MAF website link: www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/rural-nz/cif/ or by contacting Loretta Dobbs, CIF Project Adviser on phone: 04 894 0632 or email: CIFund@maf.govt.nz