Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are OPEN for the 2024-25 Volunteer Grant Program for organisations based in Swan.

Volunteer Grants recognise the valuable role volunteers play in building more resilient and cohesive communities. Grants of between $1000 and $5000 are available to help community organisations to support their volunteers.

This year, changes have been made to the Volunteer Grants program to better respond to the environment volunteer organisations are now faced with and our government’s commitment to children and young people.

What can the grant money be used for?

There are now two categories for Volunteer Grants which reflect areas of high demand for volunteer organisations:

• Category 1: for communications and IT items (such as laptops, phones, payment devices and software), and paying for insurance premiums.
• Category 2: for items and services that support the development and well-being of children and young people under 18.

These changes mean Volunteer Grant funding will be more targeted to where it is needed most. The Volunteer Grants will fund volunteer organisations for costs associated with any activity helping and supporting children and young people under 18, to help with the costs of modernising their operations and to cover key costs, including insurance premiums and internet bills.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible to apply, organisations must be not-for-profit and more than 40% of your staff must be volunteers. Further eligibility criteria are detailed in the Grant Guidelines. Please read the Guidelines thoroughly to see whether your group is eligible.

If you would like to submit an EOI, please complete the form HERE.

EOIs close 16 January 2025.

If you require assistance, please contact my office E: [email protected].

Other information

The first stage of this grant process is expression of interest only. All EOI applications will be assessed by an independent panel.

All successful applicants will be contacted with next steps. You will also be advised if your application has not been successful.

Grants are not ongoing and recommendations from the panel will be assessed by the Department of Social Services.

Please be aware that if your organisation is nominated to apply for a Volunteer Grant, some or all of this information will be shared with the Department of Social Services.

Note: If your organisation is an unincorporated association, a person connected to your organisation will be required to assume personal legal liability. The person will be legally liable for the delivery of the funded activity, expenditure of funds and any other associated obligations arising from the grant agreement. For more information see Section 4 of the Guidelines