Heritage EQUIP MajorWorksGrant Application Form

PURPOSE of heritage equip

The Heritage Earthquake Upgrade Incentive Programme (Heritage EQUIP) provides support to private owners of nationally significant and earthquake-prone heritage buildings to seismically strengthen their buildings to above 34% of the New Building Standard (NBS).

Discretionary grants will be directed to the most worthy projects where financial assistance is required to undertake seismic strengthening so that a building is no longer earthquake-prone under the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Act 2016.

Heritage EQUIP grants contribute up to 50% of the seismic strengthening costs to works that:

  • raise the earthquake resistant capacity of the building to above 34%NBS, or
  • raise the earthquake resistant capacity of part of a building to above 34%NBS.

Heritage EQUIP recognises that in practice it is difficult to exactly meet 34% NBS, so applications for a design that goes marginally over 34% will be accepted if the application shows the solution presented is the optimum solution.

There is no guarantee that any or all applications received will be awarded funding. Heritage EQUIP funding is only able to match the costs of strengthening a building so that it is no longer considered earthquake-prone (i.e. to 34% NBS). If an owner wants to strengthen their building to greater than 34%NBS, the application will still be considered and an assessment made regarding the level of funding that would be appropriate within the scope of the fund.

Applying for a HERITAGE EQUIP MajOR WORKS GRAnt

Heritage EQUIP Major Works Grants are available to cover up to 50% ofseismic strengthening costsfor heritage buildings. Heritage EQUIP funding is not available retrospectively for seismic strengthening work already completed. Applicants requesting a grant greater than $25,000 should apply for a Heritage EQUIP Major Works grant.

Heritage EQUIP Major Works Grants will support seismic strengthening projects which propose comprehensive strengthening solutions for earthquake-prone buildings. Projects eligible for a Heritage EQUIP Major Works Grant may include a combination of the following seismic strengthening works:

  • securing a street canopy
  • securing a masonry parapet
  • securing a masonry balustrade
  • securing a masonry gable end wall
  • strengthening of brick walls between floors
  • fixing diaphragms to perimeter masonry walls
  • overlaying flooring with plywood to form diaphragm
  • fixing floor diaphragm through partitions to make diaphragm continuous
  • fitting flat-strap bracing in ceiling space to form diaphragm
  • structural strengthening of brick masonry chimney stack
  • securing and bracing brick chimney stack in ceiling space
  • fixing external chimney stack
  • fixing roof framing down into top of masonry wall
  • fixing brick veneer back to main masonry wall
  • securing appendages to façade
  • securing dowel masonry corners back into body of wall
  • fixing perimeter tie at eaves level.

For works requesting a grant less than $25,000, use the application form for Heritage EQUIP RetrofitGrants.

To assist you in completing your application, please refer to the Heritage EQUIP Guide for Applicants that accompanies this form.

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact one of the Heritage EQUIP fund advisors by email ator by phone on (04) 499 4229.

SectioN ONE: Applicant details
Name of applicant
(Owner or representative of owner(s)) / Click here to enter text. /
Address of applicant / Click here to enter text. /
Phone number(s) / Click here to enter text. /
Email address / Click here to enter text. /
How did you find out about Heritage EQUIP? / Click here to enter text. /
SECTION TWO: Building details
Please attach the following documents:
  • Certificate of Title
  • Documentation from your Territorial Authority determining the building as earthquake-prone

Name of building / Click here to enter text.
Address of building
(If different from above) / Click here to enter text.
Current and/or future use of the building / Click here to enter text.
Seismic risk zone / Click here to enter text.
Tell us about the heritage status of your building / Click here to enter text.
SECTION THREE: description of proposed works
Please refer to the Heritage EQUIP Guide for Applicants for the list of supporting documentation required for a Heritage EQUIP Major Works application
Please provide an overview of the proposed seismic strengthening works with supporting documentation / Click here to enter text.
Have required resource and building consent approvals been obtained? / ☐ Yes (please attach evidence of approvals to application)
If not, why not?
Likely commencement date of work / Click here to enter text.
Likely completion date of work / Click here to enter text.
SECTION FOUR: HERITAGE EQUIP OUTCOMES
Please provide a short description of how you think your project meets the desired outcome of Heritage EQUIP / Click here to enter text.
SECTION FIVE: Funding
Please attach the following documents:
  • Recent itemised quotes or estimates from recognised professionals relating directly to the seismic strengthening component of the project
  • Evidence you can meet or bridge the full project costs, including other funding sources
  • Evidence of funding provided by other sources

Total cost of works / $ Click here to enter text.
Total cost of strengthening works / $ Click here to enter text.
Contribution of owner / $ Click here to enter text.
Other sources of funding (total) / $ Click here to enter text.
Amount requested from Heritage EQUIP / $ Click here to enter text.
GST number (if registered) / Click here to enter text. /
Have you applied for a Heritage EQUIP grant before? If so what was the result? / Click here to enter text. /
*Other contributions
What other sources of funding have you sought from other parties for this project and, if so, what was the result?
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SECTION 6: Application Checklist including ATTACHMENTS needed
All sections of the application form have been completed
Certificate of Title showing you are the owner or part-owner of the property. If you are not the building owner, you’ll need to provide evidence that you have authorization to submit the application on the owner’s behalf
Confirmation that the building is a Category 1 or Category 2 Historic Place on the Heritage New Zealand RārangiKōrero list by providing the List number and List Entry Report or other information from Heritage New Zealand confirming the heritage value of your building if it is listed on other parts of the New Zealand Heritage List or scheduled on a district plan. You should also include reference to an archaeological authority if one is required
A letter from Heritage New Zealand or a recognised conservation specialist on the heritage conservation values of your project
Documentation from your territorial authority determining the building as earthquake-prone. If your building has been designated as a priority building, you should also include information about this
Evidence from the territorial authority that your building is in a high or medium seismic risk zone (if your building is a Category 2 historic place)
Building consent or evidence that the proposed work is permitted. Resource consent if one is required
Evidence of the seismic strengthening work you plan to undertake
Photos of the building, including the parts of the building your project affects
Evidence that there is community support for your project, such as a letter from the council or evidence of community investment (financial or otherwise) in the project
Recent (within three months from fund closing date) itemised quotes or estimates from recognised professionals relating directly to the seismic strengthening component of the project
Evidence you can meet or bridge the full project costs including other funding sources

SECTION 7: Declaration

This declaration must be signed by the applicant identified in Section 1. If the applicant is not the owner or is a part-owner, the declaration must be signed by an authorised person on behalf of the owner.
By signing below, I/we acknowledge that:
  1. the information provided in this application form is true and accurate
  2. no information has been deliberately omitted or withheld from the application
  3. the information contained in the application and information subsequently generated in relation to the application may be released, if required, under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). Further information on the OIA is available here:
  4. I/we have the authority to commit to this application and am/are eligible for funding in accordance with the Heritage EQUIP Eligibility Criteria
  5. personal information collected as part of the application process will be used for the purposes of administering the fund. In submitting an application, the applicant acknowledges and agrees that the Ministry for Culture and Heritage may disclose to, or obtain from, any other government department or agency, private person or organisation, personal or other information for the purposes of gaining or providing information for the funding application
  6. compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements relating to the application to Heritage EQUIP is the sole responsibility of the applicant
  7. should I be successful in obtaining a grant, details regarding my name, the name and address of the property and its heritage significance, the funding allocated and the strengthening work done will be published on the Heritage EQUIP website
  8. the Ministry for Culture and Heritage reserves the right to seek more information from the applicant before sending the application to the Heritage EQUIP Advisory Panel, and will defer if necessary until the Ministry has received all information requested.

Signed:
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Dated: / Signed:
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Sending applications by post:
Heritage EQUIP Fund
Delivery Group
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
PO Box 5364
WELLINGTON 6140 / Sending applications by courier:
Heritage EQUIP Fund
Delivery Group
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Level 1, Public Trust Building
131 Lambton Quay
WELLINGTON 6140

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