Endowment Committee 2025 Grant Round  

The Endowment Committee is a sub-committee of Transporting New Zealand established to manage and distribute funds previously held by former RTA regional associations, including awarding grants.

Applications can be made by Transporting New Zealand members (including on behalf of others) and Transporting New Zealand Sector Groups.

Applications for this funding round must be received on or before 30 September 2025.

Examples of grants made this year include supporting young drivers to attend Street Smart driver education courses, and the Port & Intermodal Group’s development of a stacker and lifter good practice guide.

Grants must protect, promote, or advance the road freight industry, such as through:

• Advocacy or industry representation
• Safety, environmental or innovation initiatives
• Technical research or policy engagement
• Sector-wide information sharing or communications
• Education and training support
  • Industry-relevant scholarships, training support and/or development
  • Resources for TNZ members, their employees, and supply chain partners

The Endowment Committee will not consider funding applications for:

• Political parties
• Activities unrelated to the road freight industry
• Retrospective projects (where funds have already been spent)
• Debt repayment or debt reduction
• Transporting New Zealand staff expenses, salaries, payments, or general business operating expenses

All funding requests must be submitted in writing on the Endowment Committee approved application form below.

Outcomes of the funding round will be notified to applicants in late October / early November.

Application Instructions:

• Complete all sections of this form. Incomplete applications may not be considered. Submit your application, or any questions, to endowmentcommittee@transporting.nz.
• You will receive an initial acknowledgement of your request, followed by a substantive response within 20 working days of the next Endowment Committee meeting. You may also receive a request for additional information about your application.
• We recommend that applicants also review the Committee’s Terms of Reference Document and Schedule 2 and 3 of the TNZ Constitution.

Application Form:

Important Note: Funding requests are subject to the Endowment Committee’s grant policy. Approval is at the discretion of the Committee, and application does not guarantee funding. Recipients must comply with all reporting requirements as outlined in the policy.