Lifecycle: { "status": "closed", "edition": "Round Eight 2026", "cadence": "annual competitive rounds", "duration": "2–3 years", "renewable": null, "dates": { "opens": "2026-01-28", "deadline": "2026-04-28T11:00:00+12:00" } } Funding and benefits: { "amount": { "minimum": 100000, "maximum": 1250000, "currency": "NZD", "scope": "MFAT co-investment across activity life" }, "award_count": null, "total_pool": null, "benefits": [ "two-to-three-year development activity co-investment" ], "cofunding": "NZNGO and local partner co-investment ratios assessed" } Eligibility and filters: { "citizenship": null, "residence": "lead must be a New Zealand-registered NGO", "age": null, "applicant_type": [ "New Zealand registered NGO with local civil-society partner" ], "education": null, "experience": "established local partnership, due-diligence capacity and New Zealand constituency", "fields": [ "economic resilience", "climate change", "environment", "health", "education", "inclusive development", "human rights", "governance and democracy" ], "institution": "NZNGO lead; local CSO or approved local partner", "language": "English application", "location": "priority developing countries in the Pacific and Southeast Asia", "remote": false, "route": "concept note followed by design and contracting", "exclusions": [] } Application: { "opens": "2026-01-28", "deadline": "2026-04-28T11:00:00+12:00", "decision": null, "start": null, "end": null, "url": "https://www.mfat.govt.nz/assets/Aid-Prog-docs/Partnerships/Manaaki/Manaaki-Guidelines-Round-Eight-2026.pdf", "materials": [ "due-diligence self-assessment", "Manaaki concept-note template", "partner and activity information", "co-investment declaration", "monitoring, evaluation, research and learning approach" ], "selection_stages": [ "request for applications", "concept appraisal", "detailed design and contracting", "implementation and monitoring" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "The portfolio page reports activity counts and themes, but a complete normalized partner roster was not extracted in this pass." }, "history": { "launched": null, "editions": [ { "round": 3, "year": 2021, "applications": 6, "recommended": 4 }, { "round": 4, "year": 2022, "applications": 10, "recommended": 7 }, { "round": 5, "year": 2023, "applications": 7, "recommended": 7 }, { "round": "Climate", "year": 2023, "applications": 8, "recommended": 8 }, { "round": 6, "year": 2024, "applications": 11, "recommended": 8 }, { "round": 7, "year": 2025, "applications": 8, "recommended": 5 }, { "round": 8, "year": 2026 } ], "statistics": [ "NZD 36.7 million allocated to 45 activities through rounds 1–7 and the climate round", "31 activities in progress and 14 complete as of 22 January 2026" ] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "Round Eight decision date and award count", "complete named portfolio", "program launch year" ] Source conflicts: []