The funding received from the National Treasury for the 2011/12 financial year of R83.5 million represented a reduction of 42% compared to the previous year funding of R144.8 million. To supplement this shortfall, the NDA management took a decision to fund the shortfall from accumulated reserves from the unused portion of the seed capital received from the Independent Development Trust (IDT) at the inception of the NDA and a nominal amount from discontinued projects.