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No assistance is available for:

• costs associated with trade fair participation - these could, however, be eligible under Component 3 of the Scheme, Trade Fair Participation

• cost of producing samples.

Component Five : Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (maximum of $2,000)

The aim of this component is to assist applicants to protect their intellectual property rights.

This component provides assistance to help meet the cost of filing, granting, assignment, licensing, franchising and enforcement of intellectual property rights. This encompasses Patents, Designs, Trade Marks, Copyright, Plant Variety Rights, "Know How", Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. The specific assistance available is for:

• Patents, Designs, Trade Marks, Plant Variety Rights: making searches, Patent Office fees, Plant Variety Rights Office fees and attorneys' fees associated with Patent Office and Plant Variety Rights Office procedures

• Copyright, "Know How", Confidential Information, Trade Secrets: Attorneys' Fees - for advice on protection.

Applicants for this component must identify the good/service for which assistance is sought.

No assistance is available for the maintenance of intellectual property rights.

Component Six : Proposal Costs for Development Projects after Shortlisting (maximum of $5,000)

The aim of this component is to assist short-listed applicants to prepare proposals/tenders for development projects. It is only available to those who have been notified that they are on a short-list of selected applicants and have been specifically invited to submit a proposal in response to notified Terms of Reference.

Assistance is available to help fund the cost of putting such proposals together:

• reconnaissance of the project - travel costs; this can incorporate travel costs associated with bringing overseas parties to New Zealand to view applicants' potential to carry out specific developmental projects;

• drafting and costing of the project. This is only available for employing outside expertise, not to subsidise the applicants own costs. If such a cost is in excess of $5,000, (grant of $2,500 or more sought), the applicant must either:

  • attach evidence to their application that competitive bids have been sought or

  • explain why competitive bids have not been sought.

Note: Boards have the discretion to require applicants to supply competitive quotes for fees below this $5,000 level; if they do, they will note their reason(s) for this.

• physical preparation of the project - only available for employing outside expertise, not to subsidise applicants own costs. If such a cost is in excess of $5,000, (grant of $2,500 or more sought), the applicant must either:

  • attach evidence to their application that competitive bids have been sought or

  • explain why competitive bids have not been sought.

Note: Applications for this component must show evidence of shortlisting - this is to be supplied by the project principal.

No assistance is available for:

• meal costs

• accommodation costs

• applicant’s employees salaries, subsidiary/associate/parent companies salaries; immediate family members salaries or wages, or those with a pecuniary interest in the project

• applicant’s consumables and overheads.

Component Seven : Costs of Undertaking Quality Assurance Audits/Certification Programmes (maximum of $3,500)

The aims of this component are to help applicants to:

• improve their quality standards

• integrate quality at every stage of their business;

• bring their quality standards up to three NZS 9000 series standards (equivalent to international ISO 9000 and Australian AS 3900 series) as local and overseas customers are increasingly requiring their suppliers to comply with these standards; the three standards covered by the scheme are the NZS 9001, NZS 9002, and NZS 9003.

This component provides assistance to help fund the cost of:

• obtaining quality assurance certification (Quality Management Systems Certification);

• undertaking quality audits, as part of the certification process, ie pre-assessment visit/audit, desk audit, and on-site audit.

No assistance is available for maintaining certification; assistance is only available to help fund the cost of obtaining initial certification.

How Do You Apply For A Grant?

There are two ways of applying for a grant, either:

• by lodging a letter of intent, followed by lodging an application; or

• lodging an application.

AUGUST NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE