Rabobank Community Fund Application Terms and Conditions

Please read the following terms and conditions before submitting this Application Form to Rabobank New Zealand Limited (“Rabobank”). All applicants must be eligible and meet the criteria to apply for the Rabo Community Fund and/or Rabo Client Council Fund (“Funding”).

  1. Applicants must complete the Application Form, including all required fields. Failure to complete all required fields in the Application Form may mean your Application Form cannot be considered. 
  2. Applications for Funding are open to New Zealand organisations who meet the following conditions:
    1. The initiative must support the ongoing vitality of the agricultural industry and/or rural and regional communities;
    2. The initiative must meet one or more of the five Rabo Client Council themes (please refer to the themes listed below):
      1. Long-term industry capacity and agricultural education; and/or
      2. Environment sustainability; and/or
      3. Rural / urban connection; and/or
      4. Rural wellbeing; and/or
      5. Natural disaster resilience (community resilience and in response to).
  3. The following applications are out of scope for Funding, and will not be accepted for consideration by Rabobank:
    1. Programmes/activities that do not align to the five Rabo Client Council themes recorded at clause 2 above;
    2. Business as usual activities, including but not limited to marketing, commercial sponsorship and/or business development opportunities;
    3. Ticketed table/per plate ticketed events (including but not limited to galas, balls and/or dinners);
    4. Individual applicants or personal expenses;
    5. All Government entities (and associations);
    6. Retrospective requests, general fundraising appeals or commercial sponsorships;
    7. Religious or sectarian education (however, programmes, including education programmes by religion-based organisations that support a non-religious purpose are eligible to apply);
    8. Political support or political organisations;
    9. Animal and plant pest control;
    10. Bequest programmes;
    11. Foundations that are grant-making bodies; or
    12. Sporting (including animal sport) programmes / activities.
  4. Rabobank with the Rabo Client Councils, as applicable) will determine, at its sole and absolute discretion, whether an application for Funding is approved. Rabobank’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the decision.
  5. Rabobank may request additional information from an applicant regarding the initiative that the Funding has been applied for. If requested, Rabobank will advise the applicant of specific information required and the timeframe within which the additional information must be received by Rabobank. Should the additional information not be provided to Rabobank within the timeframe required, the application will be declined.
  6. Applicants may on written request from Rabobank, and at Rabobank’s sole discretion, be required to provide Rabobank with a completed Health and Safety Risk Assessment for the initiative that Funding is being requested for. Any Health and Safety Risk Assessment must be completed in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
  7. Successful applicants will be required to enter into a Sponsorship Agreement, initially provided by Rabobank, outlining the terms and conditions of the Funding and how the Funding will be spent.
  8. Applicants must disclose in the Application Form whether any Rabobank board member, employee, client council member (or their immediate family) has any interest or involvement in the applicant’s organisation, or the event, project or activity being held, which the Funding will be used for.
  9. Funding amounts granted by Rabobank will be inclusive of GST.
  10. Rabobank is not responsible for applications that are undeliverable due to a fault or delay in any electronic transmission.
  11. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Rabobank excludes all liability for any losses or damages, whether direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential, including any loss of profit, loss of opportunity arising in any way in connection with the application for Funding. Rabobank will not be responsible for any incorrect, inaccurate, or incomplete information communicated in the course of or in connection with the application process if the deficiency is occasioned by any cause outside the reasonable control of Rabobank.