New Zealand’s manufacturers are at the heart of driving innovation and economic growth, yet many struggle to access the large government grants designed to support transformative projects. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Ministry for the Environment (MfE), the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) and Callaghan Innovation's Arohia Trailblazer Grant all have large and active co-funding pools available for businesses with compelling projects that align with New Zealand's economic, environmental, social and cultural policy objectives. Here's a bit more detail about each of the funds: MPI - Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures Fund: Supports problem-solving and innovation in New Zealand’s food and fibre sector by co-investing in initiatives that make a positive and lasting difference MfE - Waste Minimisation Fund: Is focused on accelerating Aotearoa New Zealand’s transition towards a low emissions and low waste circular economy. EECA - Low Emission Transport Fund: Supports the demonstration of high potential and replicable low-emissions solutions in the transport sector and aims to drive the uptake of low-emissions transport technology, innovation and infrastructure. Callaghan Innovation: Arohia Trailblazer Grant - Is designed to support businesses that are benefiting the Aotearoa New Zealand innovation ecosystem. It's for the game-changers, to take those vital final steps to market, and keep creating opportunities for other innovators in Aotearoa. At Swell, we provide end-to-end support to help you secure the best grants for your projects. We tailor our approach to turn your great ideas into projects that qualify for funding, ensuring your application meets all the requirements. By taking care of the complexities of the application process, we increase your chances of getting the funding you need to keep growing. Often it can take up to 12 months to secure a multi-million dollar grant however we've broken the journey down into digestible chunks to avoid wasted time and long term, unnecessary distraction to your core business - See below for more detail. Phase One: Scoping Objective: To map your business and future projects to priority and secondary funds and to make a recommendation around where to next, and why. Fee: $3,500 Phase Two: Project Architecting Objective: To turn your ideas and internal projects into something grant fundable. As a part of this we will communicate with the funding body to assess eligibility so that we can make a go, no-go recommendation before starting an application. Fee: $10,000 - $20,000 Phase Three: Full Application Prep and Submission Objective: With your ongoing support and input, we'll draft and finalise the full application right through to submission to the funding body. Fee: 7.5% of the co-funding you receive, invoiced on approval of the application. Phase Four: Post Submission Support and Deed Signing Objective: To guide you through funding agreement (deed) negotiations through to signing, including leading all communications with the funding body on your behalf. Fee: N​/​a We can help you in unlocking the potential of your innovative ideas and secure the financial backing to bring them to life. Please do sing out if you would like to learn more about your eligibility for innovation grant funding. Cheers, The Team at Swell.

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Swell brought in the kind of expertise we simply didn’t have. They knew exactly how to navigate the complexities of government funding through MFE, Callaghan and IRD. They were on top of everything—digging into the details, presenting options, and guiding us every step of the way. We couldn’t have done it without them. - COO, NILO.