Tonga - Tupulaki Community Grants

Overview / Fakalūkufua

The Tupulaki Community Grants program (formerly the Direct Aid Program) is a competitive, flexible small grants program funded by the Australian Government and managed by the Australian High Commission in Tonga. The program invites proposals up to $50,000 pa’anga that demonstrate a strong development focus and that complement the broader Tonga Australia relationship.  

Further information can be found here in the Guidelines.

Ko e Polokalama Tokoni ki he Tupulaki ‘a e komiuniti (ne ‘iloa kimu’a ko e Direct Aid Program), ko e polokalama tokoni ki he fakalakalaka ‘a e ngaahi kolo ‘a ia ‘oku fakapa’anga ‘e he pule’anga ‘Aositelelia. ‘Oku tokanga’i ‘e he ‘ofisi ‘o e Talafekau Lahi ‘a ‘Aositelelia ki Tonga. ‘Oku fakaafeʻi ʻe he polokalama ni ʻa e ngaahi tohi kole tokoni ki ha polokalama ngāue ʻoku aʻu hono mahu’inga fakapaʻanga ki he pa‘anga ‘e $50,000; ko ha ngaahi ngāue ‘oku ne paotoloaki e vā ngāue fakalakalaka ‘a Tonga mo ‘Aositelelia.

Who can Apply / Ko hai ‘oku lava fakahū ha tohi kole tokoni 

The Tupulaki Community Grants program (the program) is available on a not-for-profit basis to community groups, local NGOs and other entities conducting development activities in Tonga. International organisations and National Government Ministries are not eligible to apply. If a community organisation has received Direct Aid Program funding before and did not successfully complete the activity, they cannot re-apply.  

Ko e Polokalama ni ‘oku fakataumu’a ki he ngaahi kulupu/kautaha ‘ikai taumu’a kihe fakatupu pa’anga, ngaahi kautaha ‘ikai fakapule’anga ‘i Tonga, moha ngaahi kulupu ngāue langa fakalakalaka pe ‘i Tonga. ‘Oku ‘IKAI ‘ataa ‘ae tokoni koeni ke tohi kole mai kiai ‘ae ngaahi kautaha fakavaha’a pule’anga, pehee ki he ngaahi potungāue ‘a e pule’anga. Kapau naʻe ʻosi maʻu faingamālie kimu’a ha kautaha mei he Polokalama Tokoni koeni pea ʻikai kakato ʻa e ngāue naʻe fakataumu‘a ki ai ‘a e tokoni, ‘e ʻikai ke nau toe lava ʻo tohi kole mai ki he polokalama ni.

Eligible activities / Ngaahi ngāue ‘oku malava tokoni’I ‘e he polokalama ni

Activities that are primarily aimed at achieving practical and tangible outcomes of high development impact are eligible to apply. We favorably consider projects: 

• that have a focus on gender equality, disability equity, environment and climate change, or income generation and livelihoods;  

• that take place on the outer islands of Tonga; 

• where applicants and communities make a significant co-contribution to the project; 

• that have a clear plan for ongoing maintenance costs; 

• that have a letter of support from relevant government representatives or community leader. 

Organisations must have a focal point and an active bank account who can provide progress reports and financial acquittals to the High Commission. Your application must have a clear budget. Projects must have a timeframe of one year or less. 

If you wish to discuss your proposal before submitting, please make an appointment with the grant coordinator to discuss. You can contact them by phone on 20424 or email at Tupulaki@dfat.gov.au 

O‘Oku malava ke tokoni’i ‘e he Polokalama ni ‘a e ngaahi palani ‘oku fakataumu’a ke a’usia ha ola ‘oku ‘aonga mo tolonga pea fakaivia ‘a e langa fakalakalaka. ʻOku mau tokanga makehe ki he ngaahi ngāue ‘oku

• fakataumuʻa ki he vahevahe tatau mo taau ʻa tangata mo fafine, kau faingataʻaʻia, ʻātakai mo e feliuliuaki ‘o e ʻea, pe ko e maʻuʻanga paʻanga hū mai ‘a e kakai;
• fakahoko ʻi he ʻotu motu iikiange ʻi Tonga ni;
• ‘i ai ha tokoni ‘inasi ‘a e kulupu ‘oku tohi kole fakataha mo e kolo ki he langa ngāue ‘oku teu ke fakahoko;
• ‘oku ʻi ai ha palani mahino ki he ngaahi fakamole fakapa’anga ke mahino ‘e hokohoko lelei ‘a e ngāue
• ʻoku ’i ai ha tohi poupou mei ha kupu felāve’i pe fakafofonga faka-Pule‘anga pē ko ha kau taki ‘i he kolo.

Kuo pau ke ‘i ai ha ‘ofisa fetu’utaki mo ha ‘akauni pangike ‘oku lolotonga ngāue’aki pea malava ke fatu mei ai ha ngaahi lipooti mo ha fakamatala pa’anga ki he ‘Ofisi ‘a e Talafekau Lahi ‘o ‘Aositelelia. Kuo pau foki ke kau ‘i ho’o tohi kole ha palani fakamatala pa’anga mahino. Pea kuo pau ke fakakakato ho’o palani ngāue ʻi loto ʻi he taʻu ʻe taha pe siʻi ange.

Kapau ʻoku fiema‘u ke ke fakatalanoa felāve‘i mo hoʻo tohi kole, kimuʻa pea toki fakahū mai, kātaki ‘o fetuʻutaki mai ki he tokotaha ngāue ki he Polokalama Tupulaki ’i he fika telefoni ko e 20461 pē ko e ʻimeili ki he Tupulaki@dfat.gov.au

We do not fund the following/ ‘oku ‘ikai ke mau fakapa’anga ‘a e ngaahi ngāue ‘oku hā ‘i lalo:  

• cash prizes, micro-credit schemes or loans  
  ngaahi pale paʻanga, ngaahi polokalama fakamoʻua iiki, pe ngaahi nō pa‘anga 

• commercial ventures  
  ngaahi kautaha ngāue fakakomesiale 

• improvements to an individual’s house/land or purchase of major assets for individuals 
  fakaleleiʻi ʻo ha ʻapi nofo‘anga fakataautaha/konga kelekele pe fakatau ʻo ha ngaahi koloa lalahi fakataautaha  

• international travel or overseas study tours 
  fefolauʻaki fakavaha’a puleʻanga pē ʻaʻahi fakaako ki tu‘apule‘anga 

• routine or recurring operational costs or administrative expenses such as office rental, utility costs or staff salaries (including training/facilitation fees)  
  ngaahi fakamole angamaheni hangē ko e totongi ke ngāueʻaki ha fale ngāue, mo‘ua ha fale pē vahe ha kau ngāue(kau ki ai mo e fakapaʻanga ke fakahoko ha ako fakatokolahi pe ko e totongi e tokotaha ʻoku ne fakahoko ha fakataha fakatokolahi)  

• payment for catering or meals 
  totongi ki ha ma’u me’atokoni pe ko ha kakai ke nau ngaohi ha meʻatokoni 

This form is to be completed by the applicant online. All applications must be accompanied by a fully costed project budget.

This application form should be read in conjunction with information on the Direct Aid Program available at -
https://tonga.embassy.gov.au/nkfa/DirectAidProgram.html

Kuopau ke fakafonu kakato ‘a e foomu ko ’eni ‘e he tokotaha tohi kole ‘o fakafou ‘i he ‘intaneti. Ko e tohi kole kotoa pe kuopau ke fakakau ki ai ha fakamatala pa’anga ‘o e ngaue ‘oku palani ke fai.

Ko e foomu ko’eni kuo pau ke lau fakataha ia mo e fakamatala ‘oku ‘oatu ‘i he uepisaiti ‘a e Polokalama Tokoni (Tupulaki) ‘i heni https://tonga.embassy.gov.au/nkfa/DirectAidProgram.html

Notes / Fakatokanga’i Ange:

1. Building and construction related projects should meet or exceed Australian standards wherever reasonably practicable to do so.. Departure from Australian WHS standards on the basis that meeting such standards is not “reasonably practicable” should only be accepted where it is defensible to do so, supported by a clear, persuasive and documented explanation. In such cases, the project should meet the highest standard that is reasonably practicable, with hazard mitigation measures supported by a hazard identification and risk assessment report identifying the residual risks of injury and illness to any workers or third parties, and proposed mitigation strategy.

1. Ko e ngaahi polokalama ngaue ki ha langa pe ngaue fakatufunga kuopau ke ne a’usia pe lakahake ‘i he tu’unga kuo tuku mai ‘e he Pule’anga ‘Aositelelia fekau’aki mo e langa.

Ko e ngaahi poloseki fekauʻaki mo e langa pe ngaue fakatufunga kuo pau ke nau fakakakato pe laka hake ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga (standards) ngaue ʻa ʻAositelelia ʻi he taimi kotoa pē pe ko ha taimi pe ʻoku lava ai ʻo fakahoko fakapotopoto. Kapau ‘oku ‘ikai fenapasi ho’o ngaue mo e tu’unga ki he Ngaue Malu mo Mo’uilelei ‘a ‘Aositelelia pea ‘oku fiema’u ke ‘i ai ha tohi fakamatala pe femahino’aki pau ke ne taukave’i ‘a e tu’unga ‘oku ke ‘iai. .

ʻI he ngaahi tuʻunga pehē, kuopau ke aʻu e poloseki ki he tuʻunga māʻolunga taha ʻoku lava ke fakahoko, pea fakakau ai ha ngaahi founga ke fakasiʻisiʻi ha fakatamaki ‘e hoko. ʻOku totonu ke poupouʻi eni ʻe ha lipooti  ke ʻiloʻi ha  ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki (hazard identification) mo e siviʻi e ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki (risk assessment), ʻa ia ʻoku ne fakahaaʻi ai e ngaahi uesiaʻoku kei toe (residual risks) mei ha lavea pe puke ʻa e kau ngāue pe ko ha niʻihi kehe ʻe ala uesia ʻe he poloseki, pea pehē foki ki he ngaahi founga kuo fokotuʻu ke fakasiʻisiʻi pe puleʻi ai e ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki ko ia.

2. If the project involves working with children, the organisation must have a current child protection policy or code of conduct to be eligible. For information on child protection policy, see
https://www.dfat.gov.au/international-relations/themes/child-protection/Pages/child-protection

2. Kapau ʻoku kau ʻa e fanau ‘i hono ngaue’I ‘a e polokalama ngaue ke fakahoko , kuopau ke ‘I ai ʻ ha Tuʻutuʻuni Ngaue ‘a e Kautaha pe Kulupu ki he Malu ʻa e Fanau (Child Protection Policy) pe ko ha Tuʻutuʻuni Ngaue Faka’ulungaanga (Code of Conduct) ʻoku taau ke ngaue’aki . Ke maʻu ha fakamatala lahi ange fekauʻaki mo e Tuʻutuʻuni Ngaue ki he Maluʻ ʻa e Fanau, vakai ki he:
https://www.dfat.gov.au/international-relations/themes/child-protection/Pages/child-protection

3. Recipients of funding must ensure that no support or resources are provided to any entity subject to sanctions (by the United Nations Security Council or the Australian Government).

3. Fakapapau’i ʻoku ʻikai ʻoatu ha tokoni, paʻanga, pe koloa ki ha kautaha pe kulupu ʻoku nau ‘i he malumalu (sanctions) kuo hilifaki ‘e he Ngaahi Fakataha Tokoni ʻa e Kosilio Maluʻi ʻo e Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahataha (United Nations Security Council) pe ko e Puleʻanga ʻAositelelia.

4. Recipients of funding must ensure that the work conducted in relation to this project is undertaken in a safe manner and complies with all applicable local laws, standards and policies that relate to health and safety. 

4. Fakapapau’i ko e ngaahi ngāue kotoa pe ʻoku fakahoko fekauʻaki mo e poloseki ko ‘eni ʻoku fakahoko ʻi ha founga malu mo hao, pea ʻoku muimui ki he ngaahi lao, tuʻunga (standards), mo e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ngāue fakalotofonua kotoa pē ʻoku kaunga ki he moʻui lelei mo e malu (health and safety).