Volunteer Grants Activity - 2021 Volunteer Grants
The Australian Government is inviting organisations via a restricted non-competitive process to apply for a Volunteer Grant under the Families and Communities Program – Volunteer Grants Activity in 2021.
The 2021 Volunteer Grants round began with a call for Expressions of Interest, with your local Member of Parliament (MP) using a community committee to develop a list of organisations to nominate. Following the Expression of Interest process, the MPs nominated organisations from their lists. The nomination period was between 6 April 2021 and 2:00 PM AEST 29 April 2021.
Only organisations nominated by their MP will receive an invitation to apply for the 2021 Volunteer Grants. The application period is between 20 May 2021 and 9:00 PM AEST 9 June 2021.
| Milestone | timing |
|---|---|
| MP Expression of Interest* | March – April 2021 (approx) |
| MP nomination period opens | 6 April 2021 |
| MP nomination period closes* | 29 April 2021 (2:00 PM AEST) |
| Application period opens | 20 May 2021 |
| Application period closes | 9 June 2021 (9:00 PM AEST) |
The Volunteer Grants Activity is an element of the Families and Communities Program, which aims to strengthen relationships, support families, improve wellbeing of children and young people, reduce the cost of family breakdown and strengthen family and community functioning.
The objectives of Volunteer Grants are to:
- help community organisations to support the efforts of Australia’s volunteers
- help community organisations to support the inclusion of vulnerable people through volunteering
- encourage, support and increase participation in volunteering.
The intended outcome of the activity is to strengthen community functioning by increasing participation in volunteering.
More information
More information about the Families and Communities Program – 2021 Volunteer Grants Activity, as well as requirements for applicants can be found in the following grant opportunity documents.
- Grant Opportunity Guidelines
- Questions and Answers for Applicants
- Sample Commonwealth Letter of Agreement Terms and Conditions
The department will email an application form to organisations who have been nominated by their local Member of Parliament.
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Other future grant opportunities are published on GrantConnect, the Australian Government grants information system.
Contacting the Community Grants Hub
If you would like assistance, please call the Community Grants Hub Hotline on 1800 020 283 (option 1) or email support@communitygrants.gov.au.
More information about the Community Grants Hub can be found on the Community Grants Hub website.
Please quote 2019-3839 – 2021 Volunteer Grants when you phone or email the Community Grants Hub.
Successful applicants
2019-3839 - 2021 Volunteer Grants - Successful applicants