1. NOTICE TO THE SCIENCE BOARD
In this notice I specify under section 10(3)(b) of the Research, Science, and Technology Act 2010 how much specified RS&T funding is available for the Science Board to allocate for Smart Ideas in the 2014 science investment round.
2. FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR SMART IDEAS IN THE 2014 SCIENCE INVESTMENT ROUND
For Smart Ideas (as described in the Criteria for Proposals for Science-led Contestable Funding) in the 2014 science investment round the following specified RS&T funding is available.
2.1 High-Value Manufacturing and Services Research Fund - proposals must be for research, science, or technology, or related activities in areas described under the heading "Nature of the Fund" in the High-Value Manufacturing and Services Research Fund section of the notice entitled "Description of Funds within Vote RS&T", published in the Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, 31 January 2011, No. 9, p. 200.
o For Phase 1 up to $5 million is available per annum (excluding GST); and
o For Phase 2 up to $2.5 million is available per annum (excluding GST).
2.2 Biological Industries Research Fund - proposals must be for research, science, or technology, or related activities in the areas described under the heading "Nature of the Fund" in the Biological Industries Research Fund section of the notice entitled "Description of Funds within Vote RS&T", published in the Supplement to the
New Zealand Gazette, 31 January 2011, No. 9, page 200.
o For Phase 1 up to $1.5 million is available per annum (excluding GST).
Proposals for Phase 1 must be made under the area high-value food and industrial biological products, processes and technologies as described under the heading "Nature of the Fund" in the Biological Industries Research Fund section of the notice entitled "Description of Funds within Vote RS&T", published in the Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, 31 January 2011, No. 9, page 200; and
o For Phase 2 up to $1.0 million is available per annum (excluding GST).
2.3 Environmental Research Fund - proposals must be for research, science, or technology, or related activities in areas described under the heading "Nature of the Fund" in the Environmental Research Fund section of the notice entitled "Description of Funds within Vote RS&T", published in the Supplement to the
New Zealand Gazette, 31 January 2011, No. 9, page 200.
o For Phase 2 up to $0.5 million is available per annum (excluding GST).
Dated at Wellington this 29th day of October 2013.
Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of Science and Innovation.