Pursuant to section 5(2) of the Research, Science, and Technology Act 2010, the following research, science, and technology (RS&T) funding in the votes administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment is subject to a separate decision-making process:

• Marsden Fund, but only in relation to the decisions to:
• Invite expressions of interest to proceed to full proposals (based on eligibility and assessment criteria) in the 2026 Marsden Fund Round; and
• Determine which full proposals do not meet the eligibility criteria and, therefore, will not be considered by the Research Funding New Zealand Board for funding.
• Strategic Science Investment Fund but only in relation to funding for:
• Infrastructure;
• Crown Research Institutes and Independent Research Organisations; and
• Biodiscovery Strategic Science Investment Fund Platform.
• Talent and Science Promotion MCA;
• Health Research Fund;
• Partnered Research Fund;
• Catalyst Fund;
• Research Contract Management;
• Gene Technology Regulatory Functions;
• National Measurement Standards;
• Callaghan Innovation – Operations;
• Founder and Startup Support;
• Innovation Trailblazer Grant;
• Technology Incubator Programme;
• New to R&D Grant;
• Digital Technologies Sector Initiatives;
• Science, innovation and technology departmental and capital appropriations; and
• All science, innovation and technology funding in a vote other than Vote Business, Science and Innovation.

This notice supersedes and revokes the notice entitled: Technology Funding Subject to a Separate Decision-making Process (New Zealand Gazette, 12 April 2023, Notice No. 2023-go1261).

This notice comes into effect on 28 November 2025.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of November 2025.

Hon Dr SHANE RETI, Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology.